History and nomenclature of the theropod dinosaur tracks Bueckeburgichnus and Megalosauripus

Ichnos

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 207-222

  Thulborn, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bueckeburgichnus; Dinosaur tracks; Megalosauripus; Nomenclature; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; NOMENCLATURE; TRACKWAY;

EID: 0035555818     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940109380188     Document Type: Review

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