A juvenile stegosaurian dinosaur, " Astrodon pusillus," from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal, with comments on Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous biogeography

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 1981, Pages 245-256

  Galton, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

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EID: 0001674032     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1981.10011899     Document Type: Article

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