A new species of Clevosaurus (lepidosauria: Rhynchocephalia) from the Upper Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Palaeontology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 917-923

  Bonaparte, José F ^a   Sues, Hans Dieter ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Caturrita Formation; Clevosaurus; Palaeobiogeography; Sphenodontia; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TRIASSIC;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

LEPIDOSAURIA; SPHENODONTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745823105     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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