The stapes of Mastodonsaurus giganteus (JAEGER 1828) - Structure, articulation, ontogeny, and functional implications

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-200

  Schoch, Rainer R ^a  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

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AMPHIBIAN; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LADINIAN; ONTOGENY; PALEONTOLOGY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0042971612     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/215/2000/177     Document Type: Article

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