A new large basal tetanuran (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the wessex formation (Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, England

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 612-615

  Benson, Roger B J ^a,b   Brusatte, Stephen L ^c   Hutt, Stephen ^d   Naish, Darren ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Dinosaur Isle   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARREMIAN; DINOSAUR; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF WIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 67651108968     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0202     Document Type: Article

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