The phylogenetic relationships of Pachyrhachis problematicus, and the evolution of limblessness in snakes (Lepidosauria, Squamata)

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 329, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 831-837

  Zaher, Hussam ^a   Rieppel, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of limblessness; Fossil; Pachyrhachis problematicus; Phylogeny; Serpentes; Squamata

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; TYPE SPECIMEN;

HENOPHIDIA; LEPIDOSAURIA; MOSASAUROIDEA; PACHYRHACHIS; PACHYRHACHIS PROBLEMATICUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033573360     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(00)88639-5     Document Type: Article

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