Ecology, systematics and biogeographical relationships of dinosaurs, including a new theropod, from the Santana Formation (?Albian, Early Cretaceous) of Brazil

Historical Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 57-70

  Naish, Darren ^a   Martill, David M ^a   Frey, Eberhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Staatliches Mus Naturkunde K   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Compsognathidae; Dinosaur; Mirischia; Santana Formation; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; DINOSAUR; DIVERSITY INDEX; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALBIA; COELUROSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; OXYSTOMINA; THEROPODA;

EID: 12144264101     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960410001674200     Document Type: Article

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