Homology of cranial ossifications in urodeles: Significance of developmental data for fossil basal tetrapods

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-25

  Schoch, Rainer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0002351246     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1998/1998/1     Document Type: Article

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