A new nonmammalian eucynodont (synapsida: Therapsida) from the triassic of Northern Gansu Province, China, and its biostratigraphic and biogeographic implications

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3685, 2010, Pages 1-25

  Gao, Ke Qin ^a,e   Fox, Richard C ^b   Zhou, Chang Fu ^c   Li, Da Qing ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Gansu Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration   (China)

^e DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77954609471     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/649.1     Document Type: Article

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