Functional morphology of the temporal region in the Rhynchocephalia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 589-607

  Wu, Xiao Chun ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; MORPHOLOGY; TOOTH ENAMEL;

OCCLUSION;

EARTH SCIENCES;

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; REPTILE; SKULL; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0042315413     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-049     Document Type: Article

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