Marsupial mammal from the upper Cretaceous North Horn Formation, central Utah

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 532-537

  Cifelli, Richard L ^a   De Muizon, Christian ^b  

^a Department of Zoology   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MARSUPIAL;

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; THERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031981688     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000024306     Document Type: Article

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