The first record of a pliosaurid (Plesiosauria, Pliosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of North America

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-133

  Haggart, James W ^a   Nicholls, Elizabeth L ^b   Bartlett, Roderick ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albian; Lower Cretaceous; Pliosaurid; Queen Charlotte Islands

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; CRETACEOUS; NEW RECORD; TOOTH; VERTEBRATE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

ALBIA; PLESIOSAURIA; PLIOSAURIDAE;

EID: 0041827081     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6671(03)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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