Diademodon tetragonus Seeley, 1894 (Therapsida: Cynodontia) in the Triassic of South America and Its biostratigraphic implications

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 852-862

  Martinelli, Agustín G ^a   Fuente, Marcelo De La ^a   Abdala, Fernando ^b  

^a Museo de Historia Natural de San Rafael   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TOOTH; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA;

ANISIA; CYNODONTIA; CYNOGNATHUS; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 75849151563     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0315     Document Type: Article

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