The phylogeny of the 'higher' temnospondyls (Vertebrata: Choanata) and its implications for the monophyly and origins of the Stereospondyli

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-121

  Yates, Adam M ^a   Warren, A Anne ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gondwana; Mesozoic; Palaeozoic; Permian; Phylogenetic; Temnospondyli; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CHOANATA; DISSOROPHOIDEA; PAROTOSUCHUS; STEREOSPONDYLI; TEMNOSPONDYLI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034348606     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2000.tb00650.x     Document Type: Article

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