Sauropod dinosaur research: A historical review

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 343, Issue , 2010, Pages 361-386

  Taylor, Michael P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; PALEONTOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; APATOSAURUS; CAMARASAURUS; CETIOSAURUS OXONIENSIS; DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 77958158402     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP343.22     Document Type: Article

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