The amphibian Albanerpeton arthridion and the Aptian - Albian biogeography of albanerpetontids

Palaeontology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 529-544

  Gardner, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ALBANERPETON; ALBANERPETON ARTHRIDION; ALBANERPETONTIDAE; ALBIA; AMPHIBIA;

EID: 0032722965     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00083     Document Type: Article

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