A rationale for phylogenetic definitions, with application to the higher-level taxonomy of Dinosauria

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-83

  Sereno, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0002595505     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/210/1998/41     Document Type: Article

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