Mahajangasuchus insignis (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) cranial anatomy and new data on the origin of the eusuchian-style palate

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 382-408

  Turner, Alan H ^a   Buckley, Gregory A ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA;

CROCODYLIFORMES; EUSUCHIA; MESOEUCROCODYLIA;

EID: 47249104258     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[382:MICMCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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