Evolution of complexity in paleozoic ammonoid sutures

Science

Volumn 286, Issue 5440, 1999, Pages 760-763

  Saunders, W B ^a   Work, D M ^b   Nikolaeva, S V ^c  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Museum Center   (United States)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOZOIC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SKULL SUTURE;

AMMONOIDEA; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 0033595806     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5440.760     Document Type: Article

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44. We thank D. McShea, J. Saunders, E. Greenfest, P. Thorson Work, and particularly J. Alroy for comments. Supported by NSF grant EAR 970623.