Morphology of the late Cretaceous crocodylomorph Shamosuchus djadochtaensis and a discussion of neosuchian phylogeny as related to the origin of Eusuchia

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 324, 2009, Pages 1-103

  Pol, Diego ^a   Turner, Alan H ^b,c   Norell, Mark A ^c  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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CROCODYLIFORMES; CROCODYLOMORPHA; EUSUCHIA; RUGOSUCHUS NONGANENSIS;

EID: 69249101207     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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