A new material of thalattosauria (reptilia:diapsida) from the middle triassic of Luoping, Yunnan province

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-511

  Cheng, Long ^a,b   Chen, Xiao Hong ^a   Zhang, Bao Min ^a   Wang, Xiao Feng ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Stratigraphy; Thalattosauria; Triassic; Yunnan Province

Indexed keywords

NEW MATERIAL; TRIASSIC; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 77955261994     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2010.065     Document Type: Article

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