A new specimen of Excalibosaurus from the English Lower Jurassic

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 950-956

  McGowan, Chris ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; REPTILE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EXCALIBOSAURUS; EXCALIBOSAURUS COSTINI; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342268815     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1860-20     Document Type: Article

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