Gladysvale: Fossils, strata and GIS analysis

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 283-285

  Lacruz, R ^a   Ungar, P ^a,b   Hancox, P J ^a   Brink, J S ^c   Berger, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; FOSSIL; GIS; MAPPING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GAUTENG; GLADYSVALE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0141523269     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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