Reassessment of platyognathus hsui young, 1944 (archosauria: Crocodyliformes) from the lower lufeng formation (lower jurassic) of yunnan, China

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-48

  Wu, Xiao Chun ^a,c   Sues, Hans Dieter ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 0030306118     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011282     Document Type: Article

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