The basicranium of a basal prosauropod from the Euskelosaurus range zone and thoughts on the origin of dinosaurs

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 227-232

  Welman, Johann ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0033168363     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00092-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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