Evolution of titanosaurid sauropods. II: The cranial evidence

Ameghiniana

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-48

  Salgado, Leonardo ^a   Calvo, Jorge Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cranial evidence; Phylogenetic relationships; Sauropoda; Titanosauridae

Indexed keywords

CRANIAL MORPHOLOGY; DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENY; SAUROPOD; TITANOSAURIDAE;

EID: 0031456927     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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