Osteology of Yunguisaurus Cheng et al., 2006 (Reptilia; Sauropterygia), a Triassic pistosauroid from China

Paleontological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-195

  Sato, Tamaki ^a,d   Cheng, Yen Nien ^b,c   Wu, Xiao Chun ^d   Li, Chun ^e  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional morphology; phylogeny; Pistosauroidea; Plesiosauria; Triassic

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SKELETON; SWIMMING; TRIASSIC;

CHINA;

PLESIOSAURIA; REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 78649289690     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144-14.3.179     Document Type: Article

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