The cranial morphology and relationships of the aberrant Carboniferous amphibian Spathicephalus mirus Watson

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 187-209

  Beaumont, E H ^a   Smithson, T R ^b  

^a The Hollies   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Regional College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anatomy; Carboniferous; Functional morphology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CARBONIFEROUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031609106     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02529.x     Document Type: Article

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