A new archosaur from the upper Moenkopi Formation (Middle Triassic) of Arizona and its implications for rauisuchian phylogeny and diversification

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 6, 2005, Pages 332-346

  Nesbitt, Sterling J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizonasaurus; Basal archosaurs; Chatterjeea; Holbrook Member; Middle Triassic; Moenkopi Formation; Poposauridae

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSAURIA; RAUISUCHIA;

EID: 22144493859     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/2005/2005/332     Document Type: Article

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