New information on the skull of Keichousaurus hui (reptilia: Sauropterygia) with comments on sauropterygian interrelationships

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-84

  Holmes, Robert ^a   Cheng, Yen Nien ^b   Wu, Xiao Chun ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; TOOTH;

REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 42149099348     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[76:NIOTSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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