The pectoral girdle and forelimb of the primitive therizinosauroid Falcarius utahensis (Theropoda, Maniraptora): Analyzing evolutionary trends within Therizinosauroidea

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 636-650

  Zanno, Lindsay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; VERTEBRATE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

MANIRAPTORA; THEROPODA;

EID: 33749429809     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[636:TPGAFO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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