New remains of Sphagesaurus huenei (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 817-831

  Pol, Diego ^a,b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CROCODILIAN; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; MESOEUCROCODYLIA; SEBECOSUCHIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342268843     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/A1015-7     Document Type: Article

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