Osteology and taxonomic revision of Hyphalosaurus (Diapsida: Choristodera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-768

  Gao, Ke Qin ^a   Ksepka, Daniel T ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy and taxonomy; Choristodera; Early Cretaceous; Hyphalosauridae; Western Liaoning of China

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXTINCT SPECIES; FOSSIL; INTEGUMENT; LOWER CRETACEOUS; NECK; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SYNAPOMORPHY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; CHINA; EXTREMITIES; FOSSILS; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILES; SKULL; SPINE;

CHORISTODERA; SAURIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 44649086996     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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