Morphology and systematics of two miocene alligators from Florida, with a discussion of Alligator biogeography

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 917-928

  Snyder, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CROCODILIAN; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE;

EID: 34948892825     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/pleo05-104.1     Document Type: Article

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