A new species of Notobatrachus (Amphibia, Salientia) from the Middle Jurassic of northwestern Patagonia

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 372-376

  Báez, Ana Maria ^a   Nicoli, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; JURASSIC; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ARGENTINA; DESEADO MASSIF; PATAGONIA; SANTA CRUZ [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; NOTOBATRACHUS DEGIUSTOI;

EID: 41349111868     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/06-117.1     Document Type: Article

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