Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late early Miocene (MN 4) of Béon 1 (Montréal-du-Gers, southwestern France)

Geodiversitas

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-441

  Rage, Jean Claude ^a   Bailon, Salvador ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibia; France; Miocene; Reptilia; Squamata

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANGUIDAE; ANURA; BOIDAE; COLUBER; COLUBRIDAE; NATRIX; REPTILIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33744905321     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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