Allodaposuchus Nopsca, 1928 (Crocodylia, Eusuchia), from the Late cretaceous of Southern France and its relationships to alligatoroidea

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 756-767

  Martin, Jeremy E ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; CROCODILIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; RELATEDNESS;

FRANCE;

ALLIGATOROIDEA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); EUSUCHIA; LEIDYOSUCHUS;

EID: 77953749948     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724631003758318     Document Type: Article

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