An update on the Early Pleistocene herpetofauna from Pirro Nord

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 298, Issue 1-6, 2013, Pages 19-29

  Delfino, Massimo ^a,b   Atzori, Mattia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hierophis; Natrix; Pelobates; Pseudopus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HERPETOFAUNA; NEOGENE; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SNAKE;

ITALY;

EID: 84893456695     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/pala/298/2013/19     Document Type: Article

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