Polar dinosaurs on parade: A review of dinosaur migration

Alcheringa

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-284

  Bell, Phil R ^a   Snively, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Albian; Aptian; Australia; Campanian; Cretaceous; Dinosaur Cove; Endothermy; Migration; New Zealand; Polar dinosaurs

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; APTIAN; DINOSAUR; MIGRATION; OVERWINTERING; PALEOECOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

DINOSAURIA; HYPSILOPHODONTIDAE; SAUROPODA; THEROPODA; TROODONTIDAE;

EID: 49949095855     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510802096101     Document Type: Article

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