The amphibian Erpetosaurus radiatus (Temnospondyli, Dvinosauria) from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Linton, Ohio: Morphology and systematic position

Special Papers in Palaeontology

Volumn , Issue 86, 2011, Pages 57-73

  Milner, Andrew R ^a   Sequeira, Sandra E K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allegheny Group; Amphibia; Carboniferous; North America; Palaeozoic; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872693962     PISSN: 00386804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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