Principal characters of American Jurassic dinosaurs, Part III

@article{Marsh1880PrincipalCO,
  title={Principal characters of American Jurassic dinosaurs, Part III},
  author={Othniel Charles Marsh},
  journal={American Journal of Science},
  year={1880},
  volume={s3-19},
  pages={253 - 259}
}
  • O. C. Marsh
  • Published 1 March 1880
  • Geology
  • American Journal of Science
IN the previous articles of this series, the writer has recorded the more important characters of several groups of Dinosaurs from the Jurassic deposits of the Rocky Mountain region.* In the present communication, some of the peculiar features in the structure of the Stegosa,urz"a are made known. This suborder proves to be one of the most specialized of the known Dinosaurs, and differs widely from the other groups. 
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