Jaw biomechanics in the South American aetosaur Neoaetosauroides engaeus

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-510

  Desojo, Julia Brenda ^a,b   Vizcaíno, Sergio Fabián ^b,c  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aetosauria; Archosauria; Functional morphology; Jaw biomechanics; Neoaetosauroides; Skull

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349115169     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-009-0032-6     Document Type: Article

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