Titanosaurian (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) remains from the “Continental Intercalaire” of Mali

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 923-930

  O’Leary, Maureen A ^a   Roberts, Eric M ^b   Head, Jason J ^c   Sissoko, Famory ^d   Bouaré, Mamadou L ^e  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Institut des Sciences Humaines   (South Africa)

^e École Nationale des Ingénieurs   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA; TITANOSAURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144337393     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0923:TDSRFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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