First record of a sauropod dinosaur from the upper Elliot Formation (Early Jurassic) of South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 504-506

  Yates, Adam M ^a   Hancox, P John ^a   Rubidge, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; JURASSIC; NEW RECORD;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAROO BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA; SAUROPODOMORPHA; VULCANODON;

EID: 21444457948     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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