Introduction to alligator: Digital atlas of the skull

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-8

  Rowe, T ^a,b,c   Brochu, Christopher A ^a,b,c,d   Colbert, Matthew ^a,c   Merck, John W ^a,b,c   Kishi, Kyoko ^c   Saglamer, Emin ^c   Warren, Sheila ^c  

^a Department of Geological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Texas Memorial Museum   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 85010611987     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011200     Document Type: Article

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