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Article: A new Hyperodapedon (Archosauromorpha, Rhynchosauria) from the Upper Triassic of India: implications for rhynchosaur phylogeny

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 57
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2014
Page(s): 1241 – 1276
Author(s): Debarati Mukherjee and Sanghamitra Ray
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MUKHERJEE, D., RAY, S. 2014. A new Hyperodapedon (Archosauromorpha, Rhynchosauria) from the Upper Triassic of India: implications for rhynchosaur phylogeny. Palaeontology, 57, 6, 1241-1276.

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  • Debarati Mukherjee - Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India (email: mdebarati.iitkgp@gmail.com; mdebarati@isical.ac.in)
  • Debarati Mukherjee - Geological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Sanghamitra Ray - Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India (email: sray@gg.iitkgp.ernet.in)

Publication History

  • Issue published online: 25 NOV 2014
  • Article first published online: 15 MAY 2014
  • Manuscript Accepted: 17 MAR 2014
  • Manuscript Received: 5 JUL 2013

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Department of Science and Technology
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India

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