A new study of the brain of the predatory dinosaur Tarbosaurus bataar (Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae)

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-289

  Saveliev, S V ^a   Alifanov, V R ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN MORPHOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA; TARBOSAURUS; TARBOSAURUS BATAAR; THEROPODA; TYRANNOSAURIDAE; TYRANNOSAURUS;

EID: 34249871894     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030107030070     Document Type: Article

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