A Miocene crocodilian from New Zealand

Alcheringa

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Molnar, Ralph E ^a   Pole, Mike ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crocodilian; Manuherikia Group; Middle Miocene; New Zealand; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; MIOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, OTAGO;

EID: 0030663680     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519708619185     Document Type: Article

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