Borioteiioidean lizard skulls from Kleskun Hill (Wapiti Formation; Upper Campanian), west-central Alberta, Canada

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1090-1099

  Nydam, Randall L ^a   Caldwell, Michael W ^b   Fanti, Federico ^c  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ALBERTA; CANADA; GRANDE PRAIRIE;

SCINCOMORPHA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956027645     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.483539     Document Type: Article

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