Paleoenvironments of early theropods, Chinle formation (Late Triassic), Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Palaios

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 194-211

  Therrien, François ^a,b   Fastovsky, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PRESERVATION; TRIASSIC;

UNITED STATES;

COELOPHYSIS; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034210904     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2000)015<0194:POETCF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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