The holotype individual of the ornithopod dinosaur Leaellynasaura amicagraphica Rich & Rich, 1989 (late Early Cretaceous, Victoria, Australia)

Thomas Rich, Peter Galton, Patricia Vickers Rich

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    Abstract

    Abstract: Doubt has been cast upon the association of the skull roof and postcranial bones, originally regarded as part of the same individual as the holotype, the left side of the skull, of Leaellynasaura amicagraphica Rich Rich 1989. The reasons given for these doubts, the form of the prefrontal and the proportions of the supratemporal region being inconsistent with the holotype, are imprecise. The association is supported both by the morphology of the parietal and jugal, which are similar to those of Dryosaurus, and the unique sedimentological setting.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)385 - 396
    Number of pages12
    JournalAlcheringa
    Volume34
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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