Revision of Habrosaurus Gilmore (Caudata; Sirenidae) and relationships among sirenid salamanders

Palaeontology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1089-1122

  Gardner, James D ^a  

^a ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caudata; Cretaceous; Habrosaurus; North America; Palaeocene; Sirenidae

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCENE; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; HABROSAURUS; HABROSAURUS DILATUS; HABROSAURUS PRODILATUS; PSEUDOBRANCHUS; SIREN; SIRENIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345526383     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0031-0239.2003.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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