A new mixosaurid ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of China

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-69

  Jiang, Da Yong ^a   Schmitz, Lars ^b   Hao, Wei Cheng ^a   Sun, Yuan Lin ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

MIXOSAURIDAE; MIXOSAURUS; MIXOSAURUS MAOTAIENSIS; PHALARODON;

EID: 33646394355     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[60:ANMIFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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