Dermal armour histology of aetosaurs (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia), from the Upper Triassic of Argentina and Brazil

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Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-428

  Cerda, Ignacio A ^a   Desojo, Julia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; HISTOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORNAMENTATION; OSTEOLOGY; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL;

ARCHOSAURIA;

EID: 81255191550     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2010.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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