Unenlagiinae revisited: Dromaeosaurid theropods from South America

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-195

  Gianechini, Federico A ^a   Apesteguía, Sebastián ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Deinonychosauria; Dromaeosauridae; South America; Unenlagiinae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; DINOSAURS; FOSSILS; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; DEINONYCHOSAURIA; DINOSAURIA; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; THEROPODA;

EID: 79953195160     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652011000100009     Document Type: Article

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