Cranial anatomy and relationships of Microposaurus casei, a temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic of South Africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 533-541

  Damiani, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; FOSSIL; SKULL; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CYNOGNATHUS;

EID: 5044222049     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0533:CAAROM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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