Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part X: The Lower Triassic Merriamosaurus from Spitzbergen - additional data on its anatomy and phylogenetic position

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-137

  Maisch, Michael W ^a   Matzke, Andreas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ICHTHYOSAURIA; MERRIAMOSAURUS HULKEI; MIXOSAURIDAE;

EID: 1842430457     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/227/2003/93     Document Type: Article

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