The early cretaceous lizard genus yabeinosaurus from China: Resolving an enigma

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-335

  Evans, Susan E ^a   Wang, Yuan ^b   Li, Chun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Jehol biota; Reptilia; Squamata

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248382708     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201905001641     Document Type: Article

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