A new sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen. et sp. nov. from the early cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 712-731

  Canudo, José I ^a   Royo Torres, Rafael ^b   Cuenca Bescós, Gloria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Avenida Sagunto   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; CLADISTICS; DINOSAUR; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRACHIOSAURIDAE; DINOSAURIA; ILIA; SAUROPODA; TITANOSAURIA; TITANOSAURIFORMES;

EID: 54849422845     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[712:ANSTSG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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