Redescription of the holotype of platecarpus tympaniticus cope, 1869 (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae), and its implications for the alpha taxonomy of the genus

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1410-1421

  Konishi, Takuya ^a,c   Caldwell, Michael W ^a   Bell Jr , Gorden L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Royal Tyrrell Museum ^*  (United States)

^c ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

MOSASAURIDAE;

EID: 77957805003     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.501464     Document Type: Article

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