Ontogenetic change and adult body size of the early ornithischian dinosaur Lesothosaurus diagnosticus: Implications for basal ornithischian taxonomy

Gondwana Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-179

  Knoll, Fabien ^a   Padian, Kevin ^b   de Ricqlès, Armand ^c,d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Lesothosaurus; Ornithischia; Southern Africa; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BASAL AREA; BODY SIZE; BONE; DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; TAXONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 70449100494     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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