A new species of araripesuchus (crocodylomorpha, mesoeucrocodylia) from the lower cretaceous of patagonia (argentina)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-76

  Ortega, F ^a   Buscalioni, A D ^a   Gasparini, Z ^b   Calvo, J O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

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EID: 0034382312     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0057:ANSOAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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