A primitive marine gavialoid from the Paleocene of Morocco

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 341-350

  Hua, Stephane ^a   Jouve, Stephane ^b  

^a Musee des Dinosaures   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOCENE;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

CROCODYLINAE; GAVIALIS; TOMISTOMA;

EID: 3042589294     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1104     Document Type: Article

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