Cranial morphology of an Early Cretaceous Monjurosuchid (Reptilia: Diapsida) from Lioning Province of China and evolution of the choristoderan palate

Historical Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-224

  Gao, Ke Qin ^a   Ksepka, Daniel ^b   Lianhai, Hou ^c   Ye, Duan ^c   Dongyu, Hu ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiufotang Formation; Choristodera; Diapsid reptiles; Early Cretaceous; Evolution of palatal structures; Western Liaoning of China

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; NEW SPECIES; REPTILE; TROUGH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAONING;

CHORISTODERA; REPTILIA; SAURIA;

EID: 34250613469     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960601106391     Document Type: Article

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