The naris and palate of Lycaenodon longiceps (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia), with comments on their early evolution in the Therapsida

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 977-984

  Sidor, Christian A ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

BIARMOSUCHIA; LYCAENODON LONGICEPS; SYNAPSIDA; THERAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141425823     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0977:TNAPOL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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