The procolophonoid reptile Sauropareion anoplus from the lowermost triassic of south Africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-349

  Modesto, Sean P ^a   Damiani, Ross ^b  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TOOTH; TOPOLOGY; TRIASSIC;

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

LYSTROSAURUS; PROCOLOPHONOIDEA; REPTILIA;

EID: 34447095014     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[337:TPRSAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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