Re-interpretation of parotosuchus wadei cosgriff, a capitosaurid from the triassic narrabeen group at gosford, new south wales, with comments on its growth stage

Alcheringa

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 281-289

  Damiani, Ross J ^a   Warren, Anne ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Capitosauridae; Growth series; Parotosuchus; Sydney Basin; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC GROWTH; CAPITOSAURID; GROWTH SERIES; PAROTOSUSCHUS WADEI; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031402722     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519708619168     Document Type: Article

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