New information on the skull of the Early Triassic parareptile Sauropareion anoplus, with a discussion of tooth attachment and replacement in procolophonids

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 270-278

  MacDougall, Mark J ^a,b   Modesto, Sean P ^a  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; SKULL; TOOTH; TRIASSIC;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PROCOLOPHON TRIGONICEPS; PROCOLOPHONOIDEA; REPTILIA;

EID: 79953023284     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.549436     Document Type: Article

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