A reappraisal of the taxonomic status of Aetosauroides (Archosauria, Aetosauria) specimens from the Late Triassic of South America and their proposed synonymy with Stagonolepis

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 596-609

  Desojo, Julia B ^a,b   Ezcurra, Martín D ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARCHOSAURIA;

EID: 79957603249     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.572936     Document Type: Article

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