Notes on fossil remains from the Early Cretaceous Lohan Cura Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Gondwana Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-552

  Martinelli, Agustín G ^a   Garrido, Alberto C ^b   Forasiepi, Analía M ^a,c   Paz, Ernesto R ^a   Gurovich, Yamila ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b Museo Carmen Funes   (Argentina)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Crocodyliforms; Dinosaurs; Early Cretaceous; Lohan Cura Formation; Molluscs; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CRETACEOUS; CROCODILIAN; DINOSAUR; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOSSIL; GASTROPOD; PALEONTOLOGY; PEDOLOGY; REPTILE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN;

EID: 34248191308     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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