Plesiosaurs from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Bornholm, Denmark

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1213-1217

  Smith, Adam S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALEONTOLOGY; PLIENSBACHIAN; REPTILE;

BORNHOLM; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; HOVEDSTADEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 58249098567     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1213     Document Type: Article

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