A furcula in the coelophysid theropod syntarsus

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 728-733

  Tykoski, Ronald S ^a   Rowe, Timothy ^a   Forster, Catherine A ^b   Sampson, Scott D ^c   Munyikwa, Darlington ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d National Museum of Natural History   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 85010611188     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0728:AFITCT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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