Eurypterid trackways from the Table Mountain Group (Ordovician) of South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 165-177

  Braddy, Simon J ^a   Almond, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORDOVICIAN; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033169121     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00087-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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