A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan Province

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Cheng, Long ^a,b   Chen, Xiaohong ^b   Zeng, Xiongwei ^b   Cai, Yongjian ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Wuhan Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c Wuhan Institute of Earthquake Engineering   (China)

Author keywords

Guanling Formation; Sauropterygia; Triassic; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SKELETON; SKULL; TRIASSIC;

CHINA; GUANLING; GUIZHOU; LUOPING; YUNNAN;

POLYCARPON; SAURIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 84862943511     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-012-0231-z     Document Type: Article

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