Lizards from the lower cretaceous (aptian–albian) antlers and cloverly formations

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 286-298

  Nydam, Randall L ^a,b   Cifelli, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Oklahoma City Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; TAXONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

ALBIA; DINOSAURIA; PARAMACELLODIDAE; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035982863     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0286:LFTLCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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