Late triassic ecosystems of the molteno/lower elliot biome of Southern Africa

Palaeontology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-421

  Anderson, John M ^a   Anderson, Heidi M ^a   Cruickshank, Arthur R I ^b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Earth Sciences Section   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIAN; INSECT; PALAEOECOLOGY; PLANT; TETRAPOD; TRIASSIC;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031848677     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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