Palaeobiology of Triassic procolophonids, inferred from bone microstructure

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 419-433

  Botha Brink, Jennifer ^a   Smith, Roger Malcolm Harris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bone histology; End Permian extinction; Karoo Basin; Procolophonid; Procolophonidae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BONE; BURROWING; HISTOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; MASS EXTINCTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PERMIAN; REPTILE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRIASSIC;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

PARAREPTILIA; PROCOLOPHON; PROCOLOPHON TRIGONICEPS; PROCOLOPHONOIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866150714     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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