Re-uniting lost continents - Fossil reptiles from the ancient Karoo and their wanderlust

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-172

  Rubidge, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; PANGAEA;

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

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23344442654     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/108.1.135     Document Type: Review

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