Morphometric analysis of evolutionary trends in the ceratopsian postcranial skeleton

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 591-609

  Chinnery, Brenda ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; MORPHOMETRY;

CERATOPSIA; DINOSAURIA; NEOCERATOPSIA;

EID: 5044251588     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0591:MAOETI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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