Rostral structure in Thalattosauria (Reptilia, Diapsida)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2081-2086

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a   Müller, Johannes ^b   Liu, Jun ^c  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; BONE; MORPHOLOGY;

ANSHUNSAUMS; ASKEPTOSAURID GENERA ASKEPTOSAURUS; CLARAZIID GENERA CLARAZIA; NECTOSAURUS HALIUS; ROSTRAL STRUCTURE; THALATTOSAURIA;

EARTH SCIENCES;

BONE; REPTILE;

CLARAZIIDAE; REPTILIA; SAURIA; THALATTOSAURIA;

EID: 33646394314     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-076     Document Type: Review

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