Details of a new skull and articulated cervical column of Dinilysia patagonica Woodward, 1901

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 349-362

  Caldwell, Michael W ^a   Calvo, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLASSIFICATION; CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; DENTITION; NEW RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA PASS; RIO NEGRO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

SERPENTES;

EID: 47249102526     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[349:DOANSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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