Isaac Lea's Palaeosauropus (= "Sauropus") primaevus: A review of his discovery

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-229

  Fillmore, David L ^a   Simpson, Edward L ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^b  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mauch Chunk Formation; Mississippian; Palaeosauropus; Pennsylvania; Vertebrate tracks

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; FOOTPRINT; ICHNOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TRACKWAY; VERTEBRATE;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

SAUROPUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350131376     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940802686152     Document Type: Article

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