Craniofacial anatomy of majungasaurus crenatissimus (theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the late cretaceous of madagascar

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 32-104

  Sampson, Scott D ^a   Witmer, Lawrence M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; MINERALIZATION; OSTEOLOGY; PREDATION; SKELETON; SKULL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 34447293339     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[32:CAOMCT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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