A new look into the periorbital morphology of Goniopholis (Mesoeucrocodylia: Neosuchia) and related forms

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 352-368

  De Andrade, Marco Brandalise ^a,c   Hornung, Jahn Jochen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

GONIOPHOLIDIDAE; GONIOPHOLIS; GONIOPHOLIS BARYGLYPHAEUS; MESOEUCROCODYLIA;

EID: 79953012896     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.550353     Document Type: Article

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