Changes in Permo-Triassic terrestrial tetrapod ecological representation in the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa

Lethaia

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-59

  Nicolas, Merrill ^a   Rubidge, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE; FOSSIL RECORD; KAROO SUPERGROUP; MUSEUM; PALEOECOLOGY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; TETRAPOD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 75249095637     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2009.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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