Ichthyosauria from the Upper Lias of Strawberry Bank, England

Palaeontology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1069-1093

  Caine, Hannah ^a   Benton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ichthyosauria; Lias; Lower Jurassic; Palaeobiology; Stenopterygiidae; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; JURASSIC; JUVENILE; PALEOBIOLOGY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TOARCIAN;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; ICHTHYOSAURIA; STENOPTERYGIUS; THUNNOSAURIA;

EID: 80052876660     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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