A new ankylosaur (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the lower cretaceous cloverly formation of central Montana

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 721-738

  Parsons, William L ^a   Parsons, Kristen M ^a  

^a Buffalo Museum of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR ORBIT; DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES; LOWER CRETACEOUS; MONTANA; PARANASAL SINUS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; SKELETAL ELEMENTS;

DENTISTRY;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOOTH;

ANKYLOSAURIA; ANKYLOSAURIDAE; DINOSAURIA;

EID: 70450179795     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-045     Document Type: Article

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