Stegosauria: A historical review of the body fossil record and phylogenetic relationships

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-210

  Maidment, Susannah C R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Ornithischia; Phylogeny; Stegosauria

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; HISTORICAL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; SWINDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

DINOSAURIA; ORNITHISCHIA; STEGOSAURIA; STEGOSAURUS;

EID: 77956693107     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-010-0023-3     Document Type: Article

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