Global Permian tetrapod biostratigraphy and biochronology

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 265, Issue , 2006, Pages 65-93

  Lucas, Spencer G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; PERMIAN; TETRAPOD;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845674057     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.265.01.04     Document Type: Article

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