On snake-like dentition in mosasaurian lizards

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-314

  Lee, M S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aigialosaurs; Dentition; Homology; Mosasaurs; Snakes; Tooth replacement

Indexed keywords

MOSASAUROIDEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030956605     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770151     Document Type: Article

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