The fossil record of early tetrapods: Worker effort and the end-permian mass extinction

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-239

  Bernard, Emma L ^a   Ruta, Marcello ^a   Tarver, James E ^a   Benton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collector curve; Discovery curve; Early tetrapods; End Permian mass extinction; Fossil record; Lepospondyli; Temnospondyli; Tetrapoda

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FOSSIL RECORD; MASS EXTINCTION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PERMIAN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TETRAPOD; TRIASSIC;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; LEPOSPONDYLI; TEMNOSPONDYLI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952913431     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2009.0025     Document Type: Article

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