Jeholotriton paradoxus (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Lower Cretaceous of Southeastern Inner Mongolia, China

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 523-532

  Wang, Yuan ^a   Rose, Christopher S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA;

EID: 30744459130     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0523:JPACFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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