Vertebrate remains on ancient rocky shores: A review with report on hadrosaur bones from the upper cretaceous of Baja California (México)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 574-580

  Johnson, Markes E ^a   Ledesma Vázquez, Jorge ^b   Baarli, B Gudveig ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California; Basal conglomerates; Cretaceous; Dinosaurs; Rocky shores; Vertebrate remains

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; VERTEBRATE;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; PTEROMYLAEUS BOVINUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646717174     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0168.1     Document Type: Review

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