A reevaluation of the enigmatic Permian synapsid Watongia and of its stratigraphic significance

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-386

  Reisz, Robert R ^a   Laurin, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; EXCAVATION; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES; POSTEROLATERAL PROCESSES;

EARTH SCIENCES;

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PERMIAN; PREDATOR; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942644160     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e04-016     Document Type: Article

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