Attributes of the Ceratopsian dinosaur Torosaurus, and new material from the Javelina Formation (Maastrichtian) of Texas

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1127-1138

  Hunt, Rebecca K ^a   Lehman, Thomas M ^b  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; MAASTRICHTIAN; RECONSTRUCTION; SKELETAL REMAINS; STREAM CHANNEL;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CERATOPSIA; CERATOPSIDAE; DINOSAURIA; PECARI TAJACU; PENTACERATOPS STERNBERGI; TRICERATOPS HORRIDUS;

EID: 56849129983     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/06-107.1     Document Type: Article

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