Ceratonykus oculatus gen. et sp. nov., a new dinosaur (?Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the late cretaceous of Mongolia

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-106

  Alifanov, V R ^a   Barsbold, R ^b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Alvarezsauria; Dinosauria; Mongolia; Parvcursoridae; Upper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 60149103627     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030109010109     Document Type: Article

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