Evolution of anuran assemblages in the Tertiary and Quaternary of Europe, in the context of palaeoclimate and palaeogeography

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-167

  Rage, Jean Claude ^a   Roček, Zbyněk ^b,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; TERTIARY;

EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; DISCOGLOSSIDAE; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; MICROHYLIDAE; PALAEOBATRACHIDAE; PELOBATIDAE; PELODYTIDAE; RANA CLAMITANS; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041888388     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853803322390408     Document Type: Article

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