Longiscitula houghae DeMar, 1996 (Amphibia: Temnospondyli), a junior synonym of Dissorophus multicinctus Cope, 1895

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 941-944

  Milner, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CARBONIFEROUS; MORPHOLOGY; PERMIAN; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; DISSOROPHUS MULTICINCTUS; LONGISCITULA HOUGHAE; TEMNOSPONDYLI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342268798     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/18     Document Type: Article

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