An unusual new archosauromorph reptile from the Upper Triassic Wolfville Formation of Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 635-649

  Sues, Hans Dieter ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

SKULL;

BIODIVERSITY;

DENTITION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SKULL; TRIASSIC;

CANADA;

EID: 0041314112     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-048     Document Type: Article

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