Swimming styles in jurassic ichthyosaurs

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-73

  Buchholtz, Emily A ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0035531136     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0061:SSIJI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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