Description of topotypes of Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae, a sauropod from the Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Thailand, and their phylogenetic implications

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-121

  Suteethorn, Suravech ^a   Loeuff, Jean Le ^b   Buffetaut, Eric ^c   Suteethorn, Varavudh ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Musee des Dinosaures   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^d Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Basal titanosaur; Early cretaceous; Sauropods; Thailand; Titanosauriformes

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRANIUM; CRETACEOUS; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON; VERTEBRATE;

THAILAND;

PHUWIANGOSAURUS; PHUWIANGOSAURUS SIRINDHORNAE; SAUROPODA; TITANOSAURIFORMES;

EID: 78649572707     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2010/0036     Document Type: Article

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