Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Tazoudasaurus naimi (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the late Early Jurassic of Morocco

Geodiversitas

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-424

  Allain, Ronan ^a,b   Aquesbi, Najat ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Africa; Anatomy; Dinosauria; Early Jurassic; High atlas; Morocco; Phylogeny; Sauropoda; Vulcanodontidae

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA; SAUROPODOMORPHA; VULCANODON;

EID: 47249128209     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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