Giant ichthyosaurs of the Triassic—a new species of Shonisaurus from the Pardonet Formation (Norian: Late Triassic) of British Columbia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 838-849

  Nicholls, Elizabeth L ^a   Manabe, Makoto ^b  

^a ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; NEW SPECIES; TRIASSIC;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11144252324     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0838:GIOTTN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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