Palaeoneuroanatomy of Brachiosaurus

Annales de Paleontologie

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-175

  Knoll, Fabien ^a   Schwarz Wings, Daniela ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachiosaurus; Brain; Encephalization; Palaeoneuroanatomy; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY MASS; BRAIN; DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 69649093477     PISSN: 07533969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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