On the manual morphology of Compsognathus longipes and its bearing on the diagnosis of Compsognathidae

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-581

  Gishlick, Alan D ^a,c   Gauthier, Jacques A ^b  

^a National Center for Science Education   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Manus; Phylogenetic nomenclature; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

COELUROSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 34147132901     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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