A new record of Procynosuchus delaharpeae (Therapsida: Cynodontia) from the Upper Permian Usili Formation, Tanzania

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn 44, Issue , 2009, Pages 21-26

  Weide, D Marie ^a   Sidor, Christian A ^a,b   Angielczyk, Kenneth D ^b,c   Smith, Roger M H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cynodontia; Permian; Procynosuchus; Ruhuhu Basin; Songea group; Tanzania; Usili formation

Indexed keywords

CISTECEPHALUS; CYNODONTIA; DICYNODON; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 77953802812     PISSN: 00788554     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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