Sunosuchus junggarensis sp.nov. (Archosauria: Crocodyliformes) from the Upper Jurassic of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 606-630

  Wu, Xiao Chun ^a,b,c   Brinkman, Donald B ^c   Russell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^c ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSAUR; CROCODYLIFORM; GONIOPHOLIDID; JURASSIC; SUNOSUCHUS JUNGGARENSIS;

CHINA, XINJIANG, JUNGGAR BASIN;

EID: 0029729815     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-045     Document Type: Article

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