The Early Cretaceous lizards of Eastern Asia: New material of sakurasaurus from Japan

Special Papers in Palaeontology

Volumn , Issue 81, 2009, Pages 43-59

  Evans, Susan E ^a   Manabe, Makoto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; Japan; Reptilia; Sakurasaurus; Squamata; Tetori group; Yabeinosaurus

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649671798     PISSN: 00386804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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