Skull morphology of Anarosaurus heterodontus (Reptilia: Sauropterygia: Pachypleurosauria) from the lower muschelkalk of the Germanic basin (Winterswijk, the Netherlands)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 665-676

  Klein, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCHELKALK; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REPTILE; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

GERMANIC BASIN; NETHERLANDS;

HETERODONTUS; REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 77749246028     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0327     Document Type: Article

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