Redescription of Tijubina pontei, an early Cretaceous lizard (Reptilia; Squamata) from the Crato Formation of Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-93

  Simões, Tiago R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Crato Formation; Fossil lizard; Lower cretaceous; Tijubina pontei

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FOSSILS; LIZARDS;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84859032778     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652012000100008     Document Type: Article

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