A multivariate taxonomic analysis of the Late Carboniferous vertebrate ichnofauna of Alveley, Southern Shropshire, England

Palaeontology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 679-710

  Tucker, Lauren ^a   Smith, M Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniota; Carboniferous; Stem Lissamphibia; Taxonomy; Tetrapod; Trackway

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; ICHNOFACIES; TAXONOMY; TRACKWAY; VERTEBRATE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SHROPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542612427     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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