Appendicular myology of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum from the Late Cretaceous (campanian) of Montana

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-125

  Dilkes, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicular skeleton; Archosaur; Fossil; Muscle; Phylogeny; Reptile

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY; SKELETAL REMAINS;

UNITED STATES;

DINOSAURIA; HADROSAURIDAE; MAIASAURA PEEBLESORUM;

EID: 0034653354     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300007185     Document Type: Article

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