The first pachycephalosaurine (Dinosauria) from the paleo-arctic of Alaska and its paleogeographic implications

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 997-1001

  Gangloff, Roland A ^a   Fiorillo, Anthony R ^b   Norton, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b Dallas Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^c Arctic Rim Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24644470012     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[0997:TFPDFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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