Isolated theropod teeth from the Cenomanian of Morocco and their palaeobiogeographical significance

Revue de Paleobiologie

Volumn 23, Issue SPECIAL NO. 9, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Amiot, Romain ^a   Buffetaut, Eric ^b   Tong, Haiyan ^b   Boudad, Larbi ^c   Kabiri, Lahcen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Carcharodontosaurus; Cenomanian; Dromaeosauridae; Isolated teeth; Kem Kem beds; Morocco; Tafilalt region

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; GONDWANA; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TOOTH;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MEKNES; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TAFILALT; WORLD;

CARCHARODONTOSAURUS SAHARICUS; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; THEROPODA;

EID: 17644364017     PISSN: 02536730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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