A new Triassic temnospondyl from Antarctica and a review of Fremouw Formation biostratigraphy

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 656-663

  Sidor, Christian A ^a   Damiani, Ross ^b   Hammer, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^c AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOOTH; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CYNOGNATHUS; MASTODONSAURIDAE; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 54849425791     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[656:ANTTFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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