New material of prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae), and the mosasaur assemblage of the Maastrichtian of California, U.S.A.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1632-1636

  Lindgren, Johan ^a   Schulp, Anne S ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATUURHISTORISCH MUSEUM MAASTRICHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MAASTRICHTIAN; NEW RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

MOSASAURIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77957783578     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.501444     Document Type: Article

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