The role of fossils in interpreting the development of the Karoo Basin

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn 33, Issue , 1997, Pages 41-54

  Hancox, P J ^a   Rubidge, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basin Development; Biostratigraphy; Karoo Basin; Palaeoenvironment

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA;

BASIN EVOLUTION; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031544979     PISSN: 00788554     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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