Osteology of the Middle Triassic archosaur Lewisuchus admixtus Romer (Chañares Formation, Argentina), its inclusivity, and relationships amongst early dinosauromorphs

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 189-219

  Bittencourt, Jonathas S ^a   Arcucci, Andrea B ^b   Marsicano, Claudia A ^c   Langer, Max C ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

basal dinosauromorphs; Lewisuchus; Middle Triassic; Pseudolagosuchus; silesaurids

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; DINOSAUROMORPHA; OTUS; PROTEROCHAMPSIDAE;

EID: 84922503412     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2013.878758     Document Type: Article

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