The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. VI. First evidence of a gorgonopsian therapsid

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 543-547

  Smiley, Tara M ^a   Sidor, Christian A ^a   Maga, Abdoulaye ^b   Ide, Oumarou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; NEW RECORD; PERMIAN; VERTEBRATE;

AFRICA; NIGER [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

THERAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 47249084698     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[543:TVFOTU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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