Scleromochlus taylori and the origin of dinosaurs and pterosaurs

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1388, 1999, Pages 1423-1446

  Benton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archosaur; Dinosaur; Origin; Phylogeny; Pterosaur; Triassic

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

LOSSIEMOUTH SANDSTONE FORMATION; SCOTLAND(GRAMPIAN); UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLIGATOR; AMPHIBIA; AVES; CRUROTARSI; DINOSAURIA; DINOSAUROMORPHA; ORNITHODIRA; PTEROSAURIA; RAUISUCHIA; REPTILIA; SALTATOR; SCLEROMOCHLUS; SCLEROMOCHLUS TAYLORI;

EID: 0033615103     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0489     Document Type: Article

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