The mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon cf. P. fraasi from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou Province, China

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 602-605

  Jiang, Da Yong ^a   Schmitz, Lars ^b   Motani, Ryosuke ^b   Hao, Wei Cheng ^a   Sun, Yuan Lin ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; NEW RECORD; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

MIXOSAURIDAE; PHALARODON;

EID: 34248647055     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/05092.1     Document Type: Article

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