A quantitative analysis of environmental associations in sauropod dinosaurs

Paleobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-282

  Mannion, Philip D ^a   Upchurch, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL INTERIOR; DATA SET; DINOSAUR; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; FOSSIL RECORD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TRACKWAY;

DINOSAURIA; MACRONARIA; SAUROPODA; TITANOSAURIFORMES;

EID: 77950827349     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08085.1     Document Type: Article

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