Ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs from the Lower Spilsby Sandstone Member (Upper Jurassic), north Lincolnshire

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-275

  Forrest, R ^a,b,c   Oliver, N ^a,b  

^a New Walk Museum   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Leicester ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; PORTLANDIAN; SANDSTONE;

EID: 0344823678     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.54.4.269     Document Type: Article

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