An early Late Cretaceous mammal from Japan, with reconsideration of the evolution of tribosphenic molars

Paleontological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-28

  Setoguchi, Takeshi ^a,b   Tsubamoto, Takehisa ^a,b   Hanamura, Hajime ^a,b   Hachiya, Kiichiro ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Late Cretaceous; Mesozoic mammal; Mifune group; Sorlestes; Tribosphenic molar

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; TOOTH;

JAPAN;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PROTEUTHERIA; UNGULATA; ZALAMBDALESTIDAE;

EID: 0032749538     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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