Taphonomy of the prosauropod dinosaur Sellosaurus, and its implications for camivore faunas and feeding habits in the Late Triassic

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 1-29

  Hungerbühler, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germany; Late Triassic; Predators; Prosauropoda; Taphonomy; Teeth

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DINOSAUR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SCAVENGING; TAPHONOMY; TRIASSIC;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032582443     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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