A revision of the crocodyliform allodaposuchus precedens from the upper cretaceous of the hateg basin, Romania. Its relevance in the phylogeny of eusuchia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 74-86

  Buscalioni, A D ^a   Ortega, F ^a   Weishampel, D B ^b   Jianu, C M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Muzeul Civilizatiei Dacice si Romane   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); EUSUCHIA;

EID: 0035531138     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0074:AROTCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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