The skull of Velociraptor (Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-219

  Barsbold, Rinchen ^a   Osmólska, Halszka ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^b INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Dromaeosauridae; Gobi Desert; Late Cretaceous; Mandible; Mongolia; Skull; Theropoda; Velociraptor

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; SKULL;

GOBI DESERT; MONGOLIA;

DEINONYCHUS; DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA; THEROPODA; VELOCIRAPTOR;

EID: 0033150793     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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