The significance of Suuwassea Emilieae (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) for flagellicaudatan intrarelationships and evolution

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-198

  Harris, Jerald D ^a  

^a DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Palaeobiogeography; Phylogeny; Saurischia; Sauropoda; Vertebrate palaeontology

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; JURASSIC; NEW TAXON; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APATOSAURUS; DICRAEOSAURIDAE; DICRAEOSAURUS; DINOSAURIA; DIPLODOCIDAE; DIPLODOCUS; SAURISCHIA; SAUROPODA; SUUWASSEA EMILIEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748205252     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201906001805     Document Type: Article

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