A new Early Cretaceous crocodyliform from Niger

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-141

  Larsson, Hans C E ^a   Gado, Boubacar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CROCODILIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 0042905921     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/217/2000/131     Document Type: Article

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