A probable pseudo-tribosphenic upper molar from the Late Jurassic of China and the early radiation of the Holotheria

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 777-787

  Wang, Yuanqing ^a,b   Li, Chuankuei ^a   Hu, Yaoming ^a   Clemens, William A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032576555     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1998.10011106     Document Type: Article

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