The braincase of the early archosaurian reptile Erythrosuchus africanus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 557-576

  Gower, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); ERYTHROSUCHIDAE; ERYTHROSUCHUS; ERYTHROSUCHUS AFRICANUS; LAGENA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0030761941     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb03855.x     Document Type: Article

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