Pyozia Mesenensis, a new, small varanopid (Synapsida, Eupelycosauria) from Russia: “Pelycosaur” diversity in the Middle Permian

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 173-179

  Anderson, Jason S ^a,b   Reisz, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; NEW SPECIES; PERMIAN;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EUPELYCOSAURIA; SYNAPSIDA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 2442455466     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1940-13     Document Type: Article

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