Quaternary fossil fauna of South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-162

  Worthy, T H ^a  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Quaternary palaeofauna; South Canterbury; Taphonomy; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

BAT; FALCON; FOSSIL; FOSSIL FAUNA; GECKO; LAUGHING OWL; QUATERNARY; QUATERNARY FAUNA; SKINK; TUATARA;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, CANTERBURY;

EID: 0031425864     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9517528     Document Type: Article

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