Dentition and jaw of Kokopellia juddi, a primitive marsupial or near-marsupial from the medial cretaceous of Utah

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 241-258

  Cifelli, Richard L ^a   De Muizon, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dentition; Marsupialia; Stylar cusps, tooth formula

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000331830     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027394430433     Document Type: Article

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