Abnormal, multilayered titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) eggs from in situ clutches at the Auca Mahuevo locality, Neuquen Province, Argentina

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 913-922

  Jackson, Frankie D ^a   Schmitt, James G ^a   Garrido, Alberto ^b   Chiappe, Luis M ^c   Dingus, Lowell ^d   Loope, David B ^e  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Museo Carmen Funes   (Argentina)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^d Infoquest Foundation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; EGGSHELL; FOSSIL;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 11144285447     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0913:AMTDSE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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