Corosaurus alcovensis case and the phylogenetic interrelationships of Triassic stem-group Sauropterygia

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-41

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 0032219754     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb00568.x     Document Type: Article

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