Dinosaur eggshell from the red sandstone group of Tanzania

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 494-497

  Gottfried, Michael D ^a   O'Connor, Patrick M ^b   Jackson, Frankie D ^c   Roberts, Eric M ^d   Chami, Remegius ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e Tanzania Antiquities Unit   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; EGGSHELL; FOSSIL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

DINOSAURIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142715982     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0494:DEFTRS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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