A new specimen of hesperosuchus agilis from the upper triassic of New Mexico and the interrelationships of basal crocodylomorph archosaurs

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 683-704

  Clark, James M ^a   Sues, Hans Dieter ^b   Berman, David S ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Palaeobiology   (United States)

^c SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035526714     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0683:ANSOHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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