Ecology of earliest reptiles inferred from basal Pennsylvanian trackways

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1113-1118

  Falcon Lang, Howard J ^a   Benton, Michael J ^a   Stimson, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHNOLOGY; PENNSYLVANIAN; REPTILE; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACKWAY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

AMNIOTA; REPTILIA;

EID: 35748962617     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492007-015     Document Type: Article

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