Halisaurus sternbergi, a small mosasaur with an intercontinental distribution

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 763-773

  Lindgren, Johan ^a,b   Siverson, Mikael ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CRETACEOUS; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KRISTIANSTAD BASIN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

HALISAURUS; MOSASAURIDAE;

EID: 21444449854     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[0763:HSASMW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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