A possible ctenosauriscid archosaur from the middle triassic manda beds of Tanzania

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1022-1031

  Butler, Richard J ^a,b   Barrett, Paul M ^a   Abel, Richard L ^a   Gower, David J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRIASSIC;

TANZANIA;

ANISIA; MIRABILIS;

EID: 75449089690     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0404     Document Type: Article

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