Middle Miocene anurans from the Carpathian Basin

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 271, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 151-174

  Venczel, Márton ^a,b  

^a Tǎrii Crişurilor Museum ^*

^b rii Cri urilor Museum   (Romania)

Author keywords

Anurans; Hungary; Miocene; Paleoecology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FROG; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; OSTEOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; TAPHONOMY; TOAD; TYPE LOCALITY;

CARPATHIAN BASIN;

EID: 37249028687     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/pala/271/2004/151     Document Type: Article

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