The sauropod diversity of the La Amarga Formation (Barremian), Neuquén (Argentina)

Gondwana Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-546

  Apesteguía, Sebastián ^a,b,c  

^a Museo Patagonico de Ciencias Naturales   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Early Cretaceous; Paleontology; Sauropods

Indexed keywords

BARREMIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BONE; CLADISTICS; DINOSAUR; PALEONTOLOGY; TOOTH;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN;

EID: 35648972168     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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