Gut contents in the Triassic ichthyosaur Panjiangsaurus from the Guanling biota in Guizhou

Geology in China

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-65

  Cheng, Long ^a,b   Chen, Xiao Hong ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Guanling biota; Guizhou; Gut contents; Ichthyosaur; Triassic

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; REPTILE; SKELETON; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

BIVALVIA; EPICHARIS; PISCES; REPTILIA;

EID: 34047179031     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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