Re-evaluation of Mynbulakia Nesov, 1981 (Lissamphibia: Caudata) and description of a new salamander genus from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 659-664

  Skutschas, Pavel P ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BONE; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

UZBEKISTAN;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOSAUROIDIDAE; CAUDATA; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHOIDEA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 77749251954     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0326     Document Type: Article

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