An unusual tylosaurine mosasaur from New Zealand: A new skull of Taniwhasaurus oweni (lower haumurian; upper cretaceous)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 393-401

  Caldwell, Michael W ^a   Holmes, Robert ^b   Bell, Gorden L ^c   Wiffen, Joan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c HC 60 #309 ^*  (United States)

^d Unit 16   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

HAINOSAURUS;

EID: 23044479793     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0393:AUTMFN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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