Prosalirus bitis and the anuran caudopelvic mechanism

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-510

  Jenkins, Farish A ^a   Shubin, Neil H ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032338590     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1998.10011077     Document Type: Article

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