Theropod dinosaurs and the Early Jurassic age of the Moenave Formation, Arizona-Utah, USA

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 7, 2001, Pages 435-448

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

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

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EID: 0041702506     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/2001/2001/435     Document Type: Article

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