A new crocodylian from the late maastrichtian of spain: Implications for the initial radiation of crocodyloids

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Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Puértolas, Eduardo ^a   Canudo, José I ^a   Cruzado Caballero, Penélope ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARENYSUCHUS GASCABADIOLORUM; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; FOSSIL; MAASTRICHTIAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPAIN; TAXON; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REPTILE; TIME;

ALLIGATOROIDEA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; GAVIALOIDEA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REPTILES; SPAIN; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958082808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020011     Document Type: Article

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