The anatomy of Effigia okeeffeae (Archosauria, Suchia), theropod-like convergence, and the distribution of related taxa

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 302, 2007, Pages 1-84

  Nesbitt, Sterling ^a,b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARCHOSAURIA; ORNITHOMIMIDAE; THEROPODA;

EID: 38549123300     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2007)302[1:taoeoa]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Review

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