Reconstruction of the bracing system of the trunk and tail in hyposaurine dyrosaurids (Crocodylomorpha; Mesoeucrocodylia)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 453-472

  Schwarz Wings, Daniela ^a,d   Frey, Eberhard ^b   Martin, Thomas ^c  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTION; SKELETON;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLOMORPHA; DYROSAURIDAE; MESOEUCROCODYLIA;

EID: 67651102845     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0228     Document Type: Article

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