The Evolution of Marine Reptiles

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-235

  Motani, Ryosuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ichthyosaur; Marine reptile; Mesozoic; Mosasaur; Plesiosaur

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953590124     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-009-0139-y     Document Type: Article

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