A new oxfordian pliosaurid (plesiosauria, pliosauridae) in the caribbean seaway

Palaeontology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 661-669

  Gasparini, Zulma ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caribbean Seaway; Cuba; Oxfordian; Pliosaurid

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CLASSIFICATION; DINOSAUR; NEW SPECIES; OXFORDIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CRYPTOCLIDIDAE; DINOSAURIA; GENIPA AMERICANA; METRIORHYNCHIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES; PLESIOSAURIA; PLIOSAURIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 66049160533     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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