Amphibia of Enspel (Late Oligocene, Germany)

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 321-340

  Roček, Zbyněk ^a   Wuttke, Michael ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b General Department of Cultural Heritage Rhineland Palatinate   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anura; Chelotriton; Enspel; Oligocene; Palaeobatrachus; Pelobates; Rana; Salamandridae

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BURROWING; LARVA; OLIGOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PALAEOBATRACHUS; PELOBATES; PELOBATIDAE; RANA SP.; RANIDAE; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 78149424333     PISSN: 18671594     EISSN: 18671608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12549-010-0042-0     Document Type: Article

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