Reassessment of Utahdactylus from the Jurassic Morrison Formation of Utah

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 257-260

  Bennett, S Christopher ^a  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 34047222812     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[257:ROUFTJ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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