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Theropod Fossils from the Upper Triassic Dockum Group of Texas, USA, and a Brief Overview of the Dockum Theropod Diversity

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Sarıgül, Volkan (2017): Theropod Fossils from the Upper Triassic Dockum Group of Texas, USA, and a Brief Overview of the Dockum Theropod Diversity. PaleoBios 34: 1-18, DOI: 10.5070/P9341033817, URL: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8z33r6cx

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