The cranial anatomy of the coelophysoid theropod Zupaysaurus rougieri from the Upper Triassic of Argentina

Historical Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-202

  Ezcurra, Martín D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Argentina; Coelophysoidea; Skull; Theropoda; Upper Triassic

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CERATOSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; ZUPAYSAURUS; ZUPAYSAURUS ROUGIERI;

EID: 34249824286     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600861467     Document Type: Article

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