A new docodont mammal from the Jurassic Kota formation of India

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Prasad, G V R ^a   Manhas, Brijesh K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Docodonta; Gondwana; India; Jurassic; Kota formation

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; MAMMAL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TAXONOMY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KOTA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

DOCODONTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 38849175606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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