Phylogeny of Allosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Comparative analysis and resolution

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-182

  Brusatte, Stephen L ^a,c   Sereno, Paul C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Evolution; Mesozoic; Palaeobiogeography; Stratigraphy; Vertebrate palaeontology

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ALLOSAURUS; DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 43549123787     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201907002404     Document Type: Article

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