A new crocodylomorph archosaur from the upper triassic of north carolina

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 329-343

  Sues, Hans Dieter ^a,b,e   Olsen, Paul E ^c   Carter, Joseph G ^d   Scott, Diane M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PREDATION; TRIASSIC; VERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ARCHOSAURIA; CROCODYLOMORPHA; DROMICOSUCHUS GRALLATOR; GRALLATOR; HESPEROSUCHUS AGILIS; RAUISUCHIA; SALTOPOSUCHUS CONNECTENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041663659     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)023[0329:ANCAFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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