The occurrence of contogenys-like lizards in the late cretaceous and early tertiary of the western interior of the U.S.A.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 677-701

  Nydam, Randall L ^a   Fitzpatrick, Brandon M ^a,b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; TERTIARY; TOOTH;

UNITED STATES;

SQUAMATA; XANTUSIIDAE;

EID: 77749245997     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0331     Document Type: Article

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