Amphibian body impressions from the mississippian of pennsylvania, USA

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-176

  Lucas, Spencer G ^a   Fillmore, David L ^b   Simpson, Edward L ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body impression; Mauch chunk formation; Mississippian; Pennsylvania; Temnocorpichnus; Temnospondyl

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FOOTPRINT; FOSSIL RECORD; ICHNOLOGY; MISSISSIPPIAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 77956577151     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940.2010.502488     Document Type: Article

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