A review of the taxonomy and systematics of aigialosaurs

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-229

  Dutchak, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aigialosaurs; Mosasaurs; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

AIGIALOSAURIDAE; ANGUIMORPHA; MOSASAUROIDEA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS;

EID: 27644448429     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600021004     Document Type: Review

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