Shell structure of a dinosaur egg from the Maastrichtian of Ariyalur (Southern India)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-64

  Kohring, R ^b   Bandel, K ^a   Kortum, D ^a   Parthasararthy, S ^c  

^a Geologisch Palaontologisches I   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Tancem Cement   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; SALTASAURIDAE;

EID: 0008389894     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1996/1996/48     Document Type: Article

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