Champsosaurus (Diapsida: Choristodera) from the Paleocene of West Texas: Paleoclimatic implications

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-345

  Lehman, Thomas M ^a   Barnes, Ken ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 300 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; RANGE SIZE; REPTILE; TOLERANCE; TYPE SPECIMEN;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CHORISTODERA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; SAURIA;

EID: 77749327646     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-111R.1     Document Type: Article

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