Brachychampsa montana Gilmore (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) from the Kirtland Formation (Upper Campanian), San Juan Basin, New Mexico

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 832-841

  Sullivan, Robert M ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^b  

^a State Museum of Pennsylvania   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CROCODILIAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; SAN JUAN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ALLIGATOROIDEA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); LEIDYOSUCHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342268838     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/A1082-8     Document Type: Article

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