Earliest North American occurrence of polycotylidae (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the lower cretaceous (Albian) clearwater formation, Alberta, Canada

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 981-989

  Druckenmiller, Patrick S ^a   Russell, Anthony P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EXTINCTION; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; REPTILE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; ALBIAN; MARINE RECORD; ONTOGENY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SKELETON;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; AUSTRALIA;

PLESIOSAURIA; POLYCOTYLIDAE; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 70450227169     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-014.1     Document Type: Article

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