Biostratigraphy of the Permian tetrapod faunas from the Ruhuhu Valley, Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 195-210

  Gay, S A ^a,b   Cruickshank, Arthur R I ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Leicester ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d New Walk Museum   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; PERMIAN;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0033169115     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00089-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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