Lystrosaurus georgi, a dicynodont from the Lower Triassic of Russia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 402-413

  Surkov, Mikhail V ^a   Kalandadze, Nikolas N ^b   Benton, Michael J ^c  

^a Saratov Institute of Glass   (Russian Federation)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON; TRIASSIC;

CISTECEPHALUS; KINGORIA; LYSTROSAURUS;

EID: 23044500799     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0402:LGADFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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