Strengthening Western Gondwanan correlations: A Brazilian Dicynodont (Synapsida, Anomodontia) in the Middle Triassic of Namibia

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1151-1162

  Abdala, Fernando ^a   Marsicano, Claudia A ^b   Smith, Roger M H ^c   Swart, Roger ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d BlackGold Geosciences   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Dicynodontia; Middle Triassic; Namibia; Omingonde formation; Palaeobiogeography; Stahleckeria

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GONDWANA; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SKELETAL REMAINS; TRIASSIC;

KAROO; PARANA BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84873134421     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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