A new triassic owenettid parareptile and the mother of mass extinctions

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 715-719

  Modesto, Sean P ^a   Damiani, Ross J ^b   Neveling, Johann ^c   Yates, Adam M ^d  

^a SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85010526698     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1962     Document Type: Article

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