Simplification as a trend in synapsid cranial evolution

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1419-1442

  Sidor, C A ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary trends; Macroevolution; Mammal like reptile; Neomorphy; Synapsida; Williston's law

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM;

ANIMALIA; CARBONIFEROUS; DIDELPHIDAE; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0034886673     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00663.x     Document Type: Article

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