The hind limb of Captorhinus aguti and the step cycle of basal amniotes

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 515-526

  Holmes, Robert B ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

LIMBS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; PERMIAN; VERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041811774     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-039     Document Type: Article

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