A horned dinosaur from the El Picacho formation of west Texas, and review of Ceratopsian dinosaurs from the American southwest

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 494-508

  Lehman, Thomas M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATOPSIA; DINOSAURIA; PENTACERATOPS;

CERATOPSIAN; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; EL PICACHO FORMATION; HORNED DINOSAUR; MAASTRICHTIAN;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0029663557     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038427     Document Type: Article

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