Bonehead mistakes: The background in scientific literature and illustrations for Edward Drinker Cope's first restoration of Elasmosaurus platyurus

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Volumn 152, Issue , 2002, Pages 215-240

  Davidson, Jane P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 28844475125     PISSN: 00973157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2002)152[0215:HPOVBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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