Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia)

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-407

  Maidment, Susannah C R ^a   Norman, David B ^a   Barrett, Paul M ^b   Upchurch, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladistic analysis; Gap weighting; Taxonomy; Thyreophora

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ARMATUS; DINOSAURIA; ORNITHISCHIA; STEGOSAURIA; STEGOSAURIDAE; STEGOSAURUS;

EID: 55949090897     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201908002459     Document Type: Article

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