Preliminary report on the first excavations at the new fossil site of Motsetse, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 279-282

  Berger, L R ^a   Lacruz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL;

GAUTENG; MOTSETSE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BOVIDAE; DINOFELIS; DINOFELIS PIVETEAUI; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141634372     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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