A new pachyostotic squamate reptile from the Cenomanian of France

Palaeontology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1195-1210

  Rage, Jean Claude ^a   Néraudeau, Didier ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Cretaceous; New taxon; Pachyostosis; Pythonomorpha; Reptilia; Squamata

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CARENTONOSAURUS MINEAUI; MOSASAUROIDEA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 5044233282     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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