A pliosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) exhibiting pachyostosis from the middle jurassic of England

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 873-879

  Cruickshank, A R I ^a,b   Martill, D M ^c   Noe L F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Earth Science Section   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Jurassic; Plesiosauria; Sauropterygia

Indexed keywords

CALLOVIAN; JURASSIC; PACHYCOSTASAURUS DAWNI; PACHYOSTOSIS; PLIOSAUR; SAUROPTERYGIAN;

UK, ENGLAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, WHITTLESEY;

EID: 0030440506     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.6.0873     Document Type: Article

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