Highly incomplete taxa and the phylogenetic relationships of the theropod dinosaur Juravenator starki

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Butler, Richard J ^a   Upchurch, Paul ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 34047215640     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[253:HITATP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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