A new Berriasian species of Goniopholis (Mesoeucrocodylia, Neosuchia) from England, and a review of the genus

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 163, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  de Andrade, Marco Brandalise ^a   Edmonds, Richard ^b   Benton, Michael J ^a   Schouten, Remmert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denazinosuchus; Gondwana; Goniopholididae; Jurassic; Laurasia; Lower Cretaceous; Nannosuchus; Pholidosauridae; Sunosuchus; Vectisuchus

Indexed keywords

DENAZINOSUCHUS; DENAZINOSUCHUS KIRTLANDICUS; GONIOPHOLIDIDAE; GONIOPHOLIS; GONIOPHOLIS BARYGLYPHAEUS; MESOEUCROCODYLIA; SUNOSUCHUS;

EID: 84855831177     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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