New skulls of ctenodactyloids from the Early Oligocene of Ulantatal, Nei Mongol, China
Received date: 2019-08-20
Online published: 2020-10-19
XU Ran-Cheng, LI Qian . New skulls of ctenodactyloids from the Early Oligocene of Ulantatal, Nei Mongol, China[J]. Vertebrata Palasiatica, 2020 , 58(4) : 305 -327 . DOI: 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.200413
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