New information on the anatomy and systematic position of Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal, with a review of European diplodocoids

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 521-551

  Mannion, Philip D ^a,b   Upchurch, Paul ^a   Mateus, Oct́avio ^c,d   Barnes, Rosie N ^a   Jonese, Mar E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinha   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dinosauria; Diplodocidae; Lourinh a; Mesozoic; Morrison Formation; Rebbachisauridae

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; LITERATURE REVIEW; MESOZOIC; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIMEN BANK; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

APATOSAURUS; DICRAEOSAURIDAE; DINOSAURIA; DIPLODOCIDAE; SAUROPODA;

EID: 84861086234     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2011.595432     Document Type: Review

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