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Article: The monophyly of Euparkeriidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and the origins of Archosauria: a revision of Dorosuchus neoetus from the Mid-Triassic of Russia

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 57
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2014
Page(s): 1177 – 1202
Author(s): Roland B. Sookias, Andrey G. Sennikov, David J. Gower and Richard J. Butler
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SOOKIAS, R.B., SENNIKOV, A.G., GOWER, D.J., BUTLER, R.J. 2014. The monophyly of Euparkeriidae (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) and the origins of Archosauria: a revision of Dorosuchus neoetus from the Mid-Triassic of Russia. Palaeontology, 57, 6, 1177-1202.

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  • Roland B. Sookias - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK (email: sookias.r.b@gmail.com)
  • Roland B. Sookias - GeoBio-Centre, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
  • Andrey G. Sennikov - Borissiak Paleontological Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia (email: sennikov@paleo.ru)
  • Andrey G. Sennikov - Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
  • David J. Gower - Natural History Museum, London, UK (email: d.gower@nhm.ac.uk)
  • Richard J. Butler - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK (email: r.butler.1@bham.ac.uk)
  • Richard J. Butler - GeoBio-Centre, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany

Publication History

  • Issue published online: 25 NOV 2014
  • Article first published online: 13 MAY 2014
  • Manuscript Accepted: 7 MAR 2014
  • Manuscript Received: 14 DEC 2013

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DFG Emmy Noether Programme. Grant Number: BU 2587/3-1
Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Grant Numbers: 14-04-00185, 13-05-00274

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