The species taxonomy of the sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Löwenstein formation (Norian, Late Triassic) of Germany

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-337

  Yates, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efraasia; Germany; Late Triassic; Plateosaurus; Sauropodomorph; Sellosaurus; Stubensandstein

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

GERMANY;

DINOSAURIA; EFRAASIA; EFRAASIA MINOR; PLATEOSAURUS; PLATEOSAURUS ENGELHARDTI; PLATEOSAURUS GRACILIS; SAUROPODOMORPHA; SELLOSAURUS; SELLOSAURUS GRACILIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038558197     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0031-0239.2003.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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