First occurrence of Aetosaurus (Reptilia: Archosauria) in the Upper Triassic Chinle Group (USA) and its biochronological significance

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 10, 1998, Pages 604-612

  Heckert, Andrew B ^a,b   Lucas, Spencer G ^a,c  

^a University of New Mexico ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETOSAURUS; ARCHOSAURIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038633962     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1998/1998/604     Document Type: Article

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