How to find a dinosaur, and the role of synonymy in biodiversity studies

Paleobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-533

  Benton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DINOSAUR; ERROR ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; TAXONOMY;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 57049187679     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/06077.1     Document Type: Article

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