Modified perichondral ossification and the evolution of paddle-like limbs in ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 534-547

  Caldwell, Michael W ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 0031287152     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10011000     Document Type: Article

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