Owenetta kitchingorum, sp. Nov., a small parareptile (procolophonia: owenettidae) from the lower triassic of south africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 244-256

  Reisz, Robert R ^a   Scott, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PARAREPTILIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035982865     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0244:OKSNAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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