A taxonomic and phylogenetic re-evaluation of Therizinosauria (Dinosauria: Maniraptora

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-543

  Zanno, Lindsay E ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dinosauria; Evolution; Segnosauria; Systematics; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

DINOSAURIA; MANIRAPTORA; THEROPODA;

EID: 78650088134     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2010.488045     Document Type: Article

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