An articulated specimen of chroniosaurus dongusensis and the morphology and relationships of the chroniosuchids

Special Papers in Palaeontology

Volumn , Issue 81, 2009, Pages 15-42

  Clack, Jennifer A ^a   Klembara, Jozef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Anthracosaur; Braincase anatomy; Crocodile like semi terrestrial lifestyle; Embolomere; Permo Triassic; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649668810     PISSN: 00386804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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