The position of the claws in Noasauridae (Dinosauria: Abelisauroidea) and its implications for abelisauroid manus evolution

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-300

  Agnolin, Federico L ^a,b   Chiarelli, Pablo ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abelisauroidea; Argentina; Cretaceous; Noasauridae; Phalanges

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952429851     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-009-0044-2     Document Type: Article

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