Cretaceous trionychids of asia: An expanded review of their record and biogeography

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789400743083, 2013, Pages 419-438

  Danilov, Igor G ^a   Vitek, Natasha S ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Cretaceous; Soft shelled turtles; Trionychidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045451271     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4309-0_23     Document Type: Chapter

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