Paleoenvironment and paleoecology of majungasaurus crenatissimus (theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the late cretaceous of madagascar

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 21-31

  Rogers, Raymond R ^a   Krause, David W ^b   Rogers, Kristina Curry ^c   Rasoamiaramanana, Armand H ^d   Rahantarisoa, Lydia ^d  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d Université d Antananarivo   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT USE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SKELETON; WATER AVAILABILITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MAHAJANGA;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CROCODYLIFORMES; DINOSAURIA; RAPETOSAURUS KRAUSEI; SAUROPODA; TESTUDINES; THEROPODA; TITANOSAURIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34447291328     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[21:PAPOMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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