New material of "Trematochampsa" oblita (Crocodyliformes, Trematochampsidae) from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 599-604

  Simons, Erin L Rasmusson ^a   Buckley, Gregory A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CROCODILIAN; EXTINCTION; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

CROCODYLIFORMES;

EID: 67651094096     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0224     Document Type: Article

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