First record of erpetosuchus (reptilia: Archosauria) from the late triassic of North America

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 633-636

  Olsen, Paul E ^a   Sues, Hans Dieter ^b,c   Norell, Mark A ^d  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035526713     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0633:FROERA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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