Abelisaurid remains (Theropoda, Ceratosauria) from southern Patagonia

Ameghiniana

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-585

  Martínez, Rubén ^a   Novas, Fernando ^b,c   Ambrosio, Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

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

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abelisauridae; Bajo Barreal Formation; Late Cretaceous; Patagonia; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENY;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14844338754     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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