A new look at members of the superfamily Brachyopoidea (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Early Triassic of Queensland and a preliminary analysis of brachyopoid relationships

Alcheringa

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-300

  Damiani, Ross J ^a   Warren, Anne ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apomorphy; Brachyopidae; Brachyopoidea; Chigutisauridae; Cladogram; Early Triassic; Keratobrachyops

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BRACHYOPIDAE; TEMNOSPONDYLI;

BRACHYOPOIDAE; BRACHYOPOIDEA; CHIGUTISAURIDAE; CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENY; TEMNOSPONDYLI; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0030433362     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519608619472     Document Type: Article

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