?brachychampsa sealeyi, sp nov., (crocodylia, alligatoroidea) from the upper cretaceous (lower campanian) menefee formation, northwestern new mexico

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-431

  Williamson, Thomas E ^a  

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

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EID: 0030305087     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011331     Document Type: Article

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