The skull and taxonomy of Mixosaurus (Ichthyopterygia)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 924-935

  Motani, Ryosuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SKULL; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

CONTECTOPALATUS; ICHTHYOPTERYGIA; ICHTHYOSAURUS; MIXOSAURUS; MIXOSAURUS ATAVUS; PHALARODON; PLATYPTERYGIUS; REPTILIA; SANGIORGIOSAURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033385598     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000040750     Document Type: Article

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