Oldest Bufonidae (Amphibia, Anura) from the Old World: A bufonid from the Paleocene of France

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 462-463

  Rage, Jean Claude ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FROG; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCENE;

FRANCE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043205922     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)023[0462:OBAAFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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