The first silesaurid dinosauriform from the Late Triassic of Morocco

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-284

  Kammerer, Christian F ^a,b   Nesbitt, Sterling J ^c   Shubin, Neil H ^d  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinosauromorpha; Morocco; North Africa; Silesauridae; Triassic

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; TRIASSIC;

ARGANA BASIN; GUELMIM-ES SMARA; MOROCCO;

EID: 84862660718     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0015     Document Type: Article

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