A new aetosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Upper Triassic of Texas and the phylogeny of aetosaurs

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-68

  Heckert, Andrew B ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

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EID: 0033434997     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011122     Document Type: Article

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