Solving a dinosaurian puzzle: The identity of Aliwalia rex Galton

Historical Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-123

  Yates, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aliwalia; Eucnemesaurus; Late Triassic; Riojasauridae; Sauropodomorpha; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NEW TAXON; OSTEOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODOMORPHA;

EID: 34247231491     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600866953     Document Type: Article

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