New cranial remains of the bizarre notosuchid Comahuesuchus brachybuccalis (Archosauria, Crocodyliformes) from the late Cretaceous of Río Negro Province (Argentina);Nuevos restos craneanos del bizarro notosuchido Comahuesuchus brachybuccalis (Archosauria, Crocodyliformes) del Cretácico tardío de la Provincia de Río Negro (Argentina)

Ameghiniana

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 559-572

  Martinelli, Agustín G ^a  

^a Seccion Paleontologia Vertebrados   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Comahuesuchus brachybuccalis; Cretaceous; Crocodyliformes; Notosuchids; R o Negro Province

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; RIO NEGRO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARCHOSAURIA;

EID: 1842832838     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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