Barendskraal, a diverse amniote locality from the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Early Triassic of South Africa

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn , Issue 39, 2003, Pages 53-62

  Damiani, Ross ^a   Neveling, Johann ^b   Modesto, Sean ^c   Yates, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^c SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniota; Barendskraal; Karoo; Lower Triassic; Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AMNIOTA; ARCHOSAUROMORPHA; PROCOLOPHONOIDEA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542485753     PISSN: 24104418     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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