Dallasaurus turneri, a new primitive mosasauroid from the Middle Turonian of Texas and comments on the phylogeny of Mosasauridae (Squamata)

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-194

  Bell, Jr ^a   Polcyn, M J ^b  

^a Guadalupe Mountains National Park   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aigialosauridae; Aquatic adaptation; Cretaceous; Dallas aigialosaur; Mosasaurs; Turonian

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TURONIAN;

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

AIGIALOSAURIDAE; MOSASAURIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 27644517863     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600020965     Document Type: Article

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