The braincase of apatosaurus (dinosauria: Sauropoda) based on computed tomography of a new specimen with comments on variation and evolution in sauropod neuroanatomy

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3677, 2010, Pages

  Balanoff, Amy M ^a,b   Bever, Gabe S ^b,d   Ikejiri, Takehito ^c  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77949348537     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/591.1     Document Type: Article

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