The phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda)

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-236

  Carrano, Matthew T ^a   Sampson, Scott D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abelisauridae; Abelisauroidea; Biogeography; Dinosaur; Evolution; Morphology; Noasauridae; Saurischia; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; GONDWANA; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA;

CERATOSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; SAURISCHIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 43549109483     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201907002246     Document Type: Article

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