Petrosals of Late Cretaceous marsupials from North America, and a cladistic analysis of the petrosal in therian mammals

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 183-205

  Wible, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0000275167     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1990.10011807     Document Type: Article

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