Was Insect Biodiversity in the Triassic Akin to Today ? - A Case Study from the Molteno Formation (South Africa)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 15-26

  Anderson, John M ^a   Kohring, Rolf ^b   Schlüter, Thomas ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's Nairobi   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fossil insecta; Molteno formation; South Africa; Upper triassic

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542573404     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/23/1998/15     Document Type: Article

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