Quantitative analysis of the timing of the origin and diversification of extant placental orders

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-124

  Archibald, J David ^a   Deutschman, Douglas H ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutheria; Evolutionary rates; Placental ordinal radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000967619     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011317930838     Document Type: Article

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