New information on the systematics and postcranial skeleton of Herrerasaurus Ischigualastensis (Theropoda: Herrerasauridae) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Upper Triassic) of Argentina

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 400-423

  Novas, Fernando E ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

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EID: 65349158338     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1994.10011523     Document Type: Article

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