A new species of Azendohsaurus (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Triassic Isalo Group of southwestern Madagascar: Cranium and mandible

Palaeontology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 669-688

  Flynn, John J ^a   Nesbitt, Sterling J ^a,b,c   Michael Parrish, J ^d   Ranivoharimanana, Lovasoa ^e   Wyss, André R ^f  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Université d'Antananarivo   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosauromorpha; Azendohsaurus; Herbivory; Isalo Group; Madagascar; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DENTITION; HERBIVORY; NEW SPECIES; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

MADAGASCAR;

ARCHOSAUROMORPHA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; ORNITHISCHIA; SAURIA; SAUROPODOMORPHA;

EID: 77953705070     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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