The utility of tooth enamel microstructure in identifying isolated dinosaur teeth

Lethaia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-322

  Hwang, Sunny H ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; MICROFOSSIL; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

CARNOSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; HADROSAURINAE; MAMMALIA; NANOTYRANNUS; PACHYCEPHALOSAURIDAE; THEROPODA; TROODONTIDAE; TYRANNOSAURIDAE;

EID: 77955411511     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2009.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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