A new burnetiamorph (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Middle Permian of South Africa

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 740-749

  Rubidge, Bruce S ^a   Sidor, Christian A ^b   Modesto, Sean P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; NEW GENUS; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SKULL;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COXIELLA; TAPINOCEPHALUS; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 33746383980     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)80[740:ANBTBF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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