Arkharavia heterocoelica gen. et sp. nov., a new sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of the Far East of Russia

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-91

  Alifanov, V R ^a   Bolotsky, Yu L ^b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND NATURE MANAGEMENT   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Far East; Maastrichtian; Russia; Sauropoda; Upper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA; TITANOSAURIFORMES;

EID: 76649090648     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030110010119     Document Type: Article

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