A redescription of Plesiosaurus propinquus Tate & Blake, 1876 (Reptilia, Plesiosauria), from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Yorkshire, England

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 133-142

  Vincent, P ^a   Smith, A S ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRANIUM; JURASSIC; REPTILE; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; YORKSHIRE;

PLESIOSAURIA; PLESIOSAURUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 77956923426     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: 20414811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.57.3-4.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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