A new crocodylomorph specimen from the Araripe Basin (Crato Member, Santana Formation), northeastern Brazil

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-331

  Figueiredo, Rodrigo G ^a   Kellner, Alexander W A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crato Member; Crocodylomorph; Early Cretaceous; Neosuchia; Postcranial remains; Santana Formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449093562     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-009-0016-6     Document Type: Article

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