True skull roof configuration of Ichthyosaurus and Stenopterygius and its implications

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 338-342

  Motani, Ryosuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SKULL;

ICHTHYOSAURUS; STENOPTERYGIUS;

EID: 23044508064     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0338:TSRCOI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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