Maastrichtian marine reptiles of the Mediterranean Tethys: A palaeobiogeographical approach

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 573-596

  Bardet, Nathalie ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Chelonii; Crocodyliformes; Mediterranean tethys; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeolatitudes; PEA and cluster analysis; Plesiosauria; Squamata (mosasauridae)

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXTINCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOLATITUDE; REPTILE; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY; TETHYS;

AFRICA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE EAST; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

BOTHREMYDIDAE; CHELONIOIDEA; CROCODYLIFORMES; HALISAURUS; MOSASAURIDAE; MOSASAURUS; MOSASAURUS HOFFMANNI; PLESIOSAURIA; PLIOPLATECARPUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84861795988     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.183.6.573     Document Type: Article

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