An enigmatic (synapsid?) tooth from the early cretaceous of New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 232-237

  Clemens, William A ^a   Wilson, Gregory P ^a   Molnar, Ralph E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY; TOOTH; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA;

ALBIA; MAMMALIA; SYNAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0038135086     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)23[232:AESTFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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