Yaguarasaurus columbianus (Reptilia, Mosasauridae), a primitive mosasaur from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Colombia

Historical Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 121-131

  Páramo Fonseca, Maria E ^a  

^a Inst Invest Geociencias   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Cretaceous; Mosasauridae; Turonian; Yaguarasaurus

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; TURONIAN;

COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA RIVER;

MOSASAURIDAE; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA; YAGUARASAURUS; YAGUARASAURUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0034031998     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10292380009380560     Document Type: Article

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