The dicynodont Lystrosaurus from the Upper Permian of Zambia: Evolutionary and stratigraphical implications

Palaeontology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-156

  King, G M ^a,b   Jenkins, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DICYNODONT; LYSTROSAURUS; PERMIAN; THERASPID;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0030785440     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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