Restudy of Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis (Reptilia: Thalattosauria) from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou, China

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3488, 2005, Pages 1-32

  Liu, Jun ^a   Rieppel, Olivier ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 33845724227     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2005)488[0001:roahrt]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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