The tarsus of ukhaatherium nessovi (Eutheria, mammalia) from the late cretaceous of mongolia: An appraisal of the evolution of the ankle in basal therians

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 547-560

  Horovitz, Inés ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 0034347733     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0547:TTOUNE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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