New material of Qianichthyosaurus LI, 1999 (reptilia, ichthyosauria) from the Late Triassic of Southern China, and implications for the distribution of Triassic ichthyosaurs

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 759-765

  Nicholls, Elizabeth L ^a   Wei, Chen ^b   Manabe, Makoto ^c  

^a ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^b Chongqing Museum of Natural History   (China)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ICHTHYOSAURIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 33749451119     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0759:NMOQLR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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