The recovery of terrestrial vertebrate diversity in the South African Karoo Basin after the end-Permian extinction

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 4, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 623-636

  Smith, Roger ^a   Botha, Jennifer ^a  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Karoo Basin; Mass extinction; Permo Triassic boundary (PTB); Recovery; South Africa; Terrestrial vertebrates

Indexed keywords

MASS EXTINCTION; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; VERTEBRATE;

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

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ARCHOSAUROMORPHA; LYSTROSAURUS; PROCOLOPHON; PROTEROSUCHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 26944478166     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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