Locomotor behavior in early reptiles: Insights from an unusual Erpetopus trackway

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 925-929

  Bernardi, Massimo ^a   Avanzini, Marco ^a  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ICHNOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; PERMIAN; REPTILE; SUBSTRATE; TRACKWAY;

ALPS; ITALY;

CAPTORHINIDAE; PROTOROTHYRIDIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 80052711376     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-080.1     Document Type: Article

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