Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of majungasaurus crenatissimus (theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the late cretaceous of madagascar

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-20

  Krause, David W ^a   Sampson, Scott D ^b   Carrano, Matthew T ^c   O’Connor, Patrick M ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENY; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

DINOSAURIA; MAJUNGATHOLUS ATOPUS; MEGALOSAURUS; THEROPODA; TYRANNOSAURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34447259796     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[1:OOTHOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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