First record of a thalattosaur from the upper Triassic of Austria

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 236-240

  Müller, Johannes ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34047234252     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[236:FROATF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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