New remains of Hungarosaurus tormai (Ankylosauria, Dinosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Hungary: Skeletal reconstruction and body mass estimation

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-245

  Ösi, Attila ^a,b   Makádi, László ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Body mass estimation; Hungarosaurus; Late Cretaceous; Lhark t; Skeletal reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349115678     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-009-0017-5     Document Type: Article

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