Description of two partial troodon braincases from the prince creek formation (upper cretaceous), north slope alaska

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 178-187

  Fiorillo, Anthony R ^a   Tykoski, Ronald S ^a   Currie, Philip J ^b   McCarthy, Paul J ^c   Flaig, Peter ^c  

^a Museum of Nature and Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; TOOTH; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SLOPE; UNITED STATES;

THEROPODA; TROODON; TROODON FORMOSUS; TROODONTIDAE;

EID: 65349134705     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2009.10010370     Document Type: Article

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