Siamosuchus phuphokensis, a new goniopholidid from the Early Cretaceous (ante-Aptia) of northeastern Thailand

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-216

  Lauprasert, Komsorn ^a   Cuny, Gilles ^b   Buffetaut, Eric ^c   Suteethorn, Varavudh ^d   Thirakhupt, Kumthorn ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Crocodylia; Early Cretaceous; Northeastern Thailand; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; CROCODILIAN; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); GONIOPHOLIDIDAE; GONIOPHOLIS; MESOEUCROCODYLIA;

EID: 34447095134     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.178.3.201     Document Type: Article

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