The osteology of Chubutisaurus insignis del Corro, 1975 (Dinosauria: Neosauropoda) from the 'middle' Cretaceous of central Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-110

  Carballido, José L ^a   Pol, Diego ^a   Cerda, Ignacio ^b   Salgado, Leonardo ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; OSTEOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

PATAGONIA;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA; TITANOSAURIA; TITANOSAURIFORMES;

EID: 79951559538     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.539651     Document Type: Article

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