A second specimen of blikanasaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) and the biostratigraphy of the lower elliot formation

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn 43, Issue , 2008, Pages 39-43

  Yates, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basal sauropod; Biostratigraphy; Blikanasaurus; Elliot formation; Karoo basin; Triassic

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA; SAUROPODOMORPHA;

EID: 84992392100     PISSN: 00788554     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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