The appendicular skeleton of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Flagellicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana (USA)

Geobios

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-522

  Harris, Jerald D ^a  

^a DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diplodocoidea; Flagellicaudata; Late Jurassic; Morrison Formation; Sauropod; Suuwassea

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; SKELETON;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APATOSAURUS; DINOSAURIA; DIPLODOCUS; ELEPHANTIDAE; SAUROPODA; SUUWASSEA EMILIEAE; TITANOSAURIA;

EID: 34447328774     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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