The morphology of Tribosphenomys (rodentiaformes, mammalia): Phylogenetic implications for basal Glires

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-71

  Meng, Jin ^a   Wyss, André R ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal Glires; Osteological characters; Phylogenetic taxonomy; Systematics; Tribosphenomys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008494883     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011328616715     Document Type: Article

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