Aerodynamics and thermoregulatory function of the dorsal sail of Edaphosaurus

Paleobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 496-506

  Bennett, S Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRAPODA;

AERODYNAMICS; DORSAL SAIL; EDAPHOSAURUS; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030405742     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300016481     Document Type: Article

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