New occurrence of the genus Dakosaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosuchia) in the Upper Jurassic of north-eastern Mexico, with comments upon skull architecture of Dakosaurus and Geosaurus

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Buchy, Marie Céline ^a,b  

^a Parque Las Maravillas ^*

^b Parque Las Maravillas   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dakosaurus; Late jurassic; North eastern Mexico; Thalattosuchia

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JURASSIC; NEW GENUS; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL;

ARAGON; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

REPTILIA; THALATTOSUCHIA;

EID: 51149086806     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2008/0249-0001     Document Type: Article

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