A new species of basal hadrosaurid (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Cenomanian of Texas

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 718-738

  Head, Jason J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032218117     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1998.10011101     Document Type: Article

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