Changes in vertebral laminae across the cervicodorsal transition of a well-preserved rebbachisaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Cenomanian of Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-224

  Haluza, Alejandro ^a   Canale, Juan I ^a,b   Otero, Alejandro ^b,c   Pérez, Leandro M ^b,c   Scanferla, Carlos A ^b,d  

^a Museo Municipal Ernesto Bachmann   (Argentina)

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

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

DINOSAURIA; SAUROPODA;

EID: 84856340472     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.620674     Document Type: Article

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