New data on the dentition of the scincomorphan lizard Polyglyphanodon sternbergi

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-78

  Nydam, Randall L ^a   Cifelli, Richard L ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma Museum of Natural History   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Dentition; North America; Polyglyphanodon; Polyglyphanodontinae; Squamata

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DENTITION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

IGUANA IGUANA; MAMMALIA; POLYGLYPHANODON STERNBERGI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 14744291557     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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