Durophagous Mosasauridae (Squamat) from the Upper Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, with description of a new species of Globidens

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-175

  Bardet, N ^a   Pereda Suberbiola, X ^b   Iarochene M ^c   Amalik, M ^d   Bouya, B ^e  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Rue Abou Marouane Essadi BP: Rabat Instituts 6208 Haut Agdal   (Morocco)

^d Centre Minier de Ben Guerir   (Morocco)

^e Centre Minier de Khouribga   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Carinodens; Globidens phosphaticus nov. sp.; Globidensini; Maastrichtian; Morocco; Mosasauridae; Phosphates; Prognathodon

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; REPTILE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

CARINAE; MOSASAURIDAE;

EID: 27644505057     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016774600020953     Document Type: Article

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