Dinosaur remains from the La Quinta Formation (Lower or Middle Jurassic) of the Venezuelan Andes

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-177

  Barrett, Paul M ^a   Butler, Richard J ^a   Novas, Fernando E ^b   Moore Fay, Scott C ^a   Moody, John M ^c   Clark, James M ^d   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^c Grayson County College   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Jurassic; La Quinta Formation; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749088854     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02988407     Document Type: Article

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