The Australian cretaceous ichthyosaur Platypterygius Australis: A description and review of postcranial remains

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1726-1735

  Zammit, Maria ^a   Norris, Rachel M ^a   Kear, Benjamin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

PLATYPTERYGIUS;

EID: 78651329209     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.521930     Document Type: Review

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