The evolution of pelvic osteology and soft tissues on the line to extant birds (Neornithes)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-168

  Hutchinson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosauria; Aves; Character evolution; Crocodile; Dinosaur; Homology; Ligament; Muscle; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARCHOSAURIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); DINOSAURIA; GALLIFORMES; NEORNITHES;

EID: 0035530054     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls.2000.0254     Document Type: Article

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