Mammalian evolution: An early record bristling with evidence

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1997, Pages

  Novacek, Michael J ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031213620     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00245-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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