First dinosaur bone from Sicily identified by histology and its palaeobiogeographical implications

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-216

  Garilli, Vittorio ^a   Klein, Nicole ^b   Buffetaut, Eric ^c   Sander, Paul Martin ^b   Pollina, Francesco ^a   Galletti, Luca ^a   Cillari, Azzurra ^d   Guzzetta, Dario ^e  

^a APEMA Reasearch and Educaational Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^d Roma   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cenomanian; Centralwestern tethys; Dinosaur bone; Histology; Palaeobiogeography; Panormide platform; Sicily

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; HISTOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

ITALY; SICILY;

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA;

EID: 77951455811     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2009/0252-0207     Document Type: Article

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