The appendicular skeleton of majungasaurus crenatissimus (theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the late cretaceous of madagascar

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 163-179

  Carrano, Matthew T ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; LIMB; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

THEROPODA;

EID: 34447280117     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[163:TASOMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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