Sexual dimorphism in champsosaurus (Diapsida, Choristodera)

Lethaia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-253

  Katsura, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Champsosaurus; Choritodera; Late Cretaceous and Paleocene; North America; Sexual Dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHORISTODERA; SAURIA;

EID: 5144223938     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160410006447     Document Type: Article

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