A second burnetiamorph therapsid from the Permian Teekloof Formation of South Africa and its associated fauna

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 420-430

  Sidor, Christian A ^a   Smith, Roger M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PERMIAN; REPTILE; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DICYNODON; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 34447101206     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[420:ASBTFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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