Postcranial morphology and growth of the pachypleurosaur Anarosaurus heterodontus (Sauropterygia) from the Lower Muschelkalk of Winterswijk, The Netherlands

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-408

  Klein, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anarosaurus heterodontus; Growth; Marine adaptation; Pachypleurosauria; Postcranial morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869473406     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-012-0137-1     Document Type: Article

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