Non-dinosaurian Dinosauromorpha

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 379, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-186

  Langer, Max C ^a   Nesbitt, Sterling J ^b   Bittencourt, Jonathas S ^a,c   Irmis, Randall B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANISIAN; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIET; DINOSAUR; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ARGENTINA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887554778     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP379.9     Document Type: Article

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