Systematics and taxonomic diversity of squamates from the Upper Cretaceous Djadochta Formation, Bayan Mandahu, Gobi Desert, People's Republic of China

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 578-598

  Gao, Keqin ^a   Hou, Lianhai ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CRETACEOUS; PHYLOGENY; SQUAMATE; SYSTEMATICS; TAPHONOMY;

CHINA, INNER MONGOLIA, BAYAN MANDAHU;

EID: 0029731297     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-043     Document Type: Article

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