Borealosuchus (Crocodylia) from the Paleocene of Big Bend National Park, Texas

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-187

  Brochu, Christopher A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALEOCENE;

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BOREALOSUCHUS; CROCODYLIA;

EID: 0033972840     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000031358     Document Type: Note

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