A middle Triassic cynodont fauna from Namibia and its implications for the biogeography of Gondwana

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 837-851

  Abdala, Fernando ^a   Smith, Roger M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FAUNA; GONDWANA; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

NAMIBIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANISIA; CYNOGNATHUS; TRIRACHODON; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 74549152840     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0303     Document Type: Article

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