A new eosauropterygian (Diapsida, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic of China

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1335-1349

  Cheng, Yen Nien ^a,b   Wu, Xiao Chun ^c   Sato, Tamaki ^d   Shan, Hsi Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^d TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TOOTH; TRIASSIC;

CHINA; GUIZHOU;

SAURIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

EID: 84868564265     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.695983     Document Type: Article

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