Gastroliths in the triassic ichthyosaur Panjiangsaurus from China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 583-588

  Long, Cheng ^a   Wings, Oliver ^b   Xiaohong, Chen ^a   Sander, P Martin ^c  

^a Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33646390116     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)80[583:GITTIP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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