Lepidosaurian remains from the Lower Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation of South Africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Ross, Callum F ^a   Sues, Hans Dieter ^b,c   De Klerk, William J ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c Albany Museum   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0033434996     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011119     Document Type: Article

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