Osteology of the Middle Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur Arizonasaurus babbitti

Historical Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 19-47

  Nesbitt, Sterling J ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizonasaurus; Ctenosauriscid; Middle Triassic; Moenkopi formation; Rauisuchia

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; OSTEOLOGY; TRIASSIC;

RAUISUCHIA;

EID: 30744436320     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960500476499     Document Type: Article

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