Plesiosaurs from the upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) tropic shale of southern Utah, Part 1: New records of the pliosaur Brachauchenius lucasi

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-40

  Albright III, L Barry ^a   Gillette, David D ^b   Titus, Alan L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Museum Northern Arizona   (United States)

^c Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; REPTILE; SHALE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

PLIOSAURIDAE;

EID: 34047239542     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[31:PFTUCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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