Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) Fossils from the upper cretaceous and paleogene of Mali: Implications for phylogeny and survivorship across the K/T boundary

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3631, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Hill, Robert V ^a   Mccartney, Jacob A ^b   Roberts, Eric ^c   Bouaré, Mohamed ^d   Sissoko, Famory ^e   O'Leary, Maureen A ^b  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d Ecole Nationale des Ingenieurs   (Mali)

^e Institut des Sciences Humaines   (Mali)

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EID: 59349089702     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/598.1     Document Type: Article

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