Amphibian swimming traces from the Lower Permian of Southern New Mexico

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 671-683

  Braddy, Simon J ^a   Morrissey, Lance B ^a   Yates, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Lower Permian; New Mexico; Swimming; Tetrapoda; Trace fossil

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ICHNOLOGY; PERMIAN; SWIMMING; TETRAPOD; TRACE FOSSIL; TRACKWAY;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHICHNUS DELICATULUS; BRACHYDECTES; NECTRIDEA; SERPENTES; SERPENTICHNUS ROBLEDOENSIS; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0042164501     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00315     Document Type: Article

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