A new and unusual sphenosuchian (Archosauria: Crocodylomorpha) from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation, People's Republic of China

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-68

  Harris, Jerald D ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^a   Estep, John W ^a   Li, Jianjun ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b BEIJING MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; JURASSIC; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 0013453851     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/215/2000/47     Document Type: Article

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