New interpretation of the postcranial skeleton and overall body shape of the placodont Cyamodus hildegardis peyer, 1931 (Reptilia, Sauropterygia)

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Scheyer, Torsten M ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cyamodontoid; Dermal armour; Monte san giorgio; Placodontia; Psephoderma alpinum; Triassic

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRANIUM; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; TRIASSIC;

ITALY; SWITZERLAND;

PLACODONTIA; REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 78149262480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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