Exceptional stegosaur integument impressions from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-171

  Christiansen, Nicolai A ^a   Tschopp, Emanuel ^b  

^a Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinha   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hesperosaurus mjosi; Integument; Keratinous covering; Morrison Formation; Skin impressions; Stegosauria

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956701719     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-010-0026-0     Document Type: Article

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