Reevaluation of Therioherpeton cargnini Bonaparte & Barberena, 1975 (Probainognathia, Therioherpetidae) from the upper triassic of Brazil

Geodiversitas

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 447-465

  Oliveira, Édison V ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Carnian; Cynodontia; Humerus; Late Triassic; Probainognathia; Skull; Therioherpetidae; Therioherpeton

Indexed keywords

CYNODONTIA; MAMMALIAFORMES; MONODONTA;

EID: 33749677197     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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