Re-examination of some large rarly mesozoic tetrapod footprints from the African collection of Paul Ellenberger

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 219-245

  Porchetti, Simone D'Orazi ^a   Nicosia, Umberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal sauropodomorphs; Dinosaurs; Ichnotaxonomy; Lesotho; Triassic

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; LESOTHO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DINOSAURIA; PENTASAUROPUS; PSEUDOTETRASAUROPUS; SAUROPODOMORPHA; TETRAPODA; TETRASAUROPUS; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 34250009351     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940601049990     Document Type: Article

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