Morphology, histology and identification of the 'granicones'from the Purbeck Limestone Formation (Lower Cretaceous: Berriasian) of Dorset, southern England

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 279-295

  Barrett, Paul M ^a   Clarke, Jane B ^b   Brinkman, D B ^c   Chapman, S D ^d   Ensom, P C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Granicones'; Chelonia; Lower Cretaceous; Osteoderms; Purbeck Limestone Formation

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; HISTOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; TURTLE;

ENGLAND (DORSET); UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLIGATOR; CHELONIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; HELOCHELYDRA ANGLICA; ORNITHISCHIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; THEROPODA; TRETOSTERNON BAKWELLI;

EID: 0036553901     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.2002.1002     Document Type: Article

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