Dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous of South Korea: Distribution, occurences and paleobiological significance

Island Arc

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-144

  Huh, Min ^a   Hwang, Koo Geun ^a   Paik, In Sung ^b   Chung, Chull Hwan ^a   Kim, Bo Seong ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Mokpo Museum Natural History/Culture   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Dinosaur tracks; Korea; Ornithopod; Sauropod; Theropod

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TRACKWAY;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0038268474     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1738.2003.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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