Nannaroter Mckinziei, A new ostodolepid 'microsaur' (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli, Recumbirostra) from the early permian of richards spur (Ft. Sill), Oklahoma

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 379-388

  Anderson, Jason S ^a   Scott, Diane ^b   Reisz, Robert R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FISSURE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LIMESTONE; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; OSTEOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PERMIAN; SKULL;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; LEPOSPONDYLI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67651097846     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0222     Document Type: Article

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