Co-occurrence of Neusticosaurus edwardsii and N. peyeri (Reptilia) in the Lower Meride Limestone (Middle Triassic, Monte San Giorgio)

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Stockar, Rudolf ^a,b   Renesto, Silvio ^c  

^a Museo Cantonale di Storia Naturale   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Lower Meride Limestone; Middle Triassic; Monte San Giorgio; Neusticosaurus; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; COEXISTENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXCAVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIMESTONE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TRIASSIC; TYPE SPECIMEN;

MONTE SAN GIORGIO; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 82755194968     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-011-0077-x     Document Type: Article

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