Osteology of zalmoxes shqiperorum (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda), based on new specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of Nǎlat,-Vad (Romania);Ostéologie de Zalmoxes shqiperorum (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda), d'après de nouveaux spécimens du Crétacé supérieur de Nǎlaţ-Vad (Roumanie)

Geodiversitas

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-553

  Godefroit, Pascal ^a   Codrea, Vlad ^b   Weishampel, David B ^c  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Eg basin; Ha ; Ornithopoda; Sympatry; Upper Cretaceous; Zalmoxes shqiperorum

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; ORNITHOPODA;

EID: 70350422477     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/g2009n3a3     Document Type: Article

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