Archaeovenator hamiltonensis, a new varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from the Upper Carboniferous of Kansas

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 667-678

  Reisz, Robert R ^a   Dilkes, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LIMESTONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; QUARRIES;

SKELETONS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

CARBONIFEROUS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042816549     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-063     Document Type: Article

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