Polar dinosaurs and the question of dinosaur extinction: A brief review

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-231

  Buffetaut, Eric ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Dinosaurs; Ecology; Extinction; Polar regions

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DINOSAUR; EXTINCTION; PALEOCLIMATE; POLAR REGION;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7444254332     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(04)00422-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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