Cranial osteology of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea: Flagellicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana, USA

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-102

  Harris, Jerald D ^a  

^a DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; OSTEOLOGY; SKULL;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APATOSAURUS; DICRAEOSAURIDAE; DICRAEOSAURUS; DIPLODOCIDAE; DIPLODOCUS; SAUROPODA; SUUWASSEA EMILIEAE;

EID: 33646434542     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[88:COOSES]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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