A new specimen of Suzhousaurus megatherioides (Dinosauria: Therizinosauroidea) from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 769-779

  Li, Da Qing ^a,b   You, Hai Lu ^c   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b No 3 Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTIC ANALYSIS; GANSU PROVINCE; INNER MONGOLIA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

BONE; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; JIUQUAN BASIN; MONGOLIA;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 50849103709     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-021     Document Type: Article

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