On the presence of Allosaurus fragilis (Theropoda: Carnosauria) in the Upper Jurassic of Portugal: First evidence of an intercontinental dinosaur species

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 449-452

  Perez Moreno B P ^a   Chure, D J ^b   Pires, C ^c   Marques Da Silva, C ^c   Dos Santos, V ^c   Dantas, P ^c   Povoas L ^c   Cachao M ^c   Sanz, J L ^a   Galopim De Carvalho, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Dinosaur National Monument   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allosaurus; Dinosauria; Palaeobiogeography; Theropoda; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; LAND BRIDGE;

PORTUGAL;

ALLOSAURUS; DINOSAURIA; JURASSIC; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; THEROPODA;

EID: 0342905024     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.3.0449     Document Type: Article

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