A stem-group caecilian (Lissamphibia: Gymnophiona) from the lower Cretaceous of North Africa

Palaeontology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 259-273

  Evans, Susan E ^a,b   Sigogneau Russell, Denise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Amphibia; Cretaceous; Gymnophiona; Lissamphibia; Palaeontology

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; TAXONOMY;

GYMNOPHIONA; LISSAMPHIBIA;

EID: 0035058838     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00179     Document Type: Article

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