Evolution of titanosaurid sauropods. I: Phylogenetic analysis based on the postcranial evidence

Ameghiniana

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-32

  Salgado, Leonardo ^a   Coria, Rodolfo Anibal ^b   Calvo, Jorge Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b Museo Carmen Funes   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Phylogenetic relationships; Postcranial anatomy; Sauropoda; Titanosauridae

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENY; POSTCRANIAL MORPHOLOGY; SAUROPOD; TITANOSAURIDAE;

EID: 0031472027     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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