Vertebrate faunal changes through Lancian and Puercan time in southern Wyoming

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 691-710

  Lillegraven, Jason A ^a   Eberle, Jaelyn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Houston Museum of Natural Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FAUNA; PALEOCENE; VERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 0033166847     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000032510     Document Type: Article

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