Survival of Theriosuchus (Mesoeucrocodylia: Atoposauridae) in a Late Cretaceous archipelago: A new species from the Maastrichtian of Romania

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 845-854

  Martin, Jeremy E ^a   Rabi, Márton ^b   Csiki, Zoltán ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Crocodilia; Europe; Phylogeny; Theriosuchus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHIPELAGO; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; MAASTRICHTIAN; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

AFRICA; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DINOSAUR; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MADAGASCAR; MAXILLA; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; ROMANIA; SKULL; TOOTH;

AFRICA; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; DINOSAURS; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MADAGASCAR; MAXILLA; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; ROMANIA; SKULL; TOOTH;

AFRICA; FRANCE; MADAGASCAR; ROMANIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); EUSUCHIA; MESOEUCROCODYLIA; THERIOSUCHUS;

EID: 77957601713     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-010-0702-y     Document Type: Article

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