Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Sclerosaurus armatus (Amniota: Parareptilia) from the Buntsandstein (Triassic) of Europe

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1031-1042

  Sues, Hans Dieter ^a   Reisz, Robert R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH; TRIASSIC;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SWITZERLAND;

AMNIOTA; ARMATUS; PARAREPTILIA; PAREIASAURIA; SCLEROSAURUS;

EID: 58249106923     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1031     Document Type: Article

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