Carnivorous dental adaptations in tribosphenic mammals and phylogenetic reconstruction

Lethaia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-366

  De Muizon, Christian ^a   Lange Badré, Brigitte ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Carnivorous diet; Homoplasy; Mammalia; Molar morphology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; CREODONTA; DELTATHEROIDA; MAMMALIA; SPARASSODONTA; STAGODONTIDAE;

EID: 0001384974     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00481.x     Document Type: Article

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