Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part I: Structure of the palate and mode of tooth implantation in Mixosaurus cornalianus (BASSANI, 1886)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 12, 1997, Pages 717-732

  Maisch, Michael W ^a   Matzke, Andreas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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MIXOSAURUS;

EID: 0002562797     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1997/1997/717     Document Type: Article

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