Fossils, phylogeny, and discovery: A cladistic study of the history of tree topologies and ghost lineage durations

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-197

  Weishampel, David B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030306128     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011307     Document Type: Article

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