Reptile phylogeny and the interrelationships of turtles

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-354

  DeBraga, Michael ^a   Rieppel, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diapsida; Eureptilia; Evolution; Parareptilia; Phylogeny; Sauria; Sauropterygia; Turtle

Indexed keywords

PARAREPTILIA; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SAUROPTERYGIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0031287772     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb01280.x     Document Type: Article

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