A new sebecid mesoeucrocodylian from the Rio Loro Formation (Palaeocene) of north-western Argentina

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 163, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Pol, Diego ^a   Powell, Jaime E ^b  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

Crocodyliformes; Mesoeucrocodylia; Phylogeny; Sebecidae; Sebecosuchia

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLIFORMES; MESOEUCROCODYLIA; SCARUS; SEBECOSUCHIA;

EID: 84855862352     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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