A new neoceratopsian Dinosaur linking North American and Asian taxa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 625-641

  Chinnery, Brenda J ^a   Horner, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLADISTICS; DINOSAUR; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERATOPSIA; DINOSAURIA; NEOCERATOPSIA; TRICERATOPS;

EID: 34948853805     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[625:ANNDLN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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