The anatomy of the fossil varanid lizard Saniwa ensidens leidy, 1870, based on a newly discovered complete skeleton

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 643-665

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a   Grande, Lance ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BONE; FOSSIL RECORD; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PRESERVATION; SKELETAL REMAINS;

SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANOIDEA;

EID: 34547117878     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/pleo0022-3360(2007)081[0643:TAOTFV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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