The skull of protosuchus haughtoni, an early jurassic crocodyliform from southern africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-56

  Gow, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0034382919     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0049:TSOPHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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