Hind limb osteology of Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia)

Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-128

  Lecuona, A ^a,c   Desojo, J B ^b,c  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

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

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

Author keywords

Appendicular anatomy; Argentina; Cha ares Formation; pelvic girdle; Pseudosuchia; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA;

ARCHOSAURIA; ARCHOSAURIFORMES; CROCODYLIFORMES; CROCODYLOMORPHA; SPHENOSUCHIA;

EID: 84858742151     PISSN: 17556910     EISSN: 17556929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755691011000181     Document Type: Article

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