A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the late cretaceous of Israel

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 629-644

  Christiansen, Per ^a   Bonde, Niels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SKULL;

ISRAEL;

MOSASAURIDAE; PROGNATHODON; PROGNATHODON CURRII; PROGNATHODON SOLVAYI;

EID: 0037136741     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0629:ANSOGM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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