Changing fluvial environments and vertebrate taphonomy in response to climatic drying in a mid-Triassic rift valley fill: The Omingonde formation (Karoo supergroup) of central Namibia

Palaios

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-267

  Smith, Roger M H ^a   Swart, Roger ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAPHONOMY; TRIASSIC; VERTEBRATE;

NAMIBIA;

REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036302977     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2002)017<0249:CFEAVT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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