Theropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) tracks from Lower Cretaceous Yixi-an Formation at Sihetun Village, Liaoning Province, China and possible track makers

Geological Bulletin of China

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 705-712

  Xing, Li Da ^a   Harris, Jerald D ^b   Feng, Xiang Yang ^c   Zhang, Zhi Jun ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Geological Museum of China   (China)

Author keywords

Grallator; Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation; Sihetun Village, Liaoning Province; Track maker

Indexed keywords

CAUDIPTERYX; DINOSAURIA; DROMAEOSAURIDAE; GRALLATOR; SAURISCHIA; SINOSAUROPTERYX; THEROPODA; TROODONTIDAE;

EID: 79956370220     PISSN: 16712552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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