The geographic and phylogenetic position of sauropod dinosaurs from the Kota formation (Early Jurassic of India)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 683-689

  Gillette, David D ^a  

^a Museum Northern Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Kota; Pranhita Godavari Basin; Sauropod

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; JURASSIC; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS;

INDIA;

EID: 0038394335     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00170-0     Document Type: Article

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