The coelophysoid Lophostropheus airelensis, gen. nov.: A review of the systematics of "Liliensternus" airelensis from the Triassic-Jurassic outcrops of Normandy (France)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-86

  Ezcurra, Martin D ^a   Cuny, Gilles ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; JURASSIC; NEW GENUS; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORMANDY; WESTERN EUROPE;

DINOSAURIA; LILIENSTERNUS; THEROPODA;

EID: 34047192528     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[73:TCLAGN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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