A new tritheledontid (Therapsida, Eucynodontia) from the Late Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and its phylogenetic relationships among carnivorous non-mammalian eucynodonts

Ameghiniana

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 191-208

  Martinelli, Agustín G ^a   Bonaparte, José F ^a,b   Schultz, Cesar L ^b   Rubert, Rogerio ^c  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Eucynodontia; Irajatherium hernandezi; Late Triassic; Tritheledontidae

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FOSSIL; TRIASSIC;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EUCYNODONTIA; MAMMALIA; MONUS; PACHYGENELUS; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 18644383143     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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