A new genus of derived pachycephalosaurian from western North America

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 779-801

  Williamson, Thomas E ^a   Carr, Thomas D ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; DINOSAUR; DISPERSAL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MONTANA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GRAVITHOLUS; PACHYCEPHALOSAURIDAE; SPHAEROTHOLUS; SPHAEROTHOLUS BUCHHOLTZAE; STEGOCERAS; STEGOCERAS LAMBEI;

EID: 33749677482     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0779:ANGODP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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