Galesaurid cynodonts from the Early Triassic of South Africa: Another example of conflicting distribution of characters in non-mammalian cynodonts

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 95-96

  Abdala, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIASSIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037728715     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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