Paleontological paradigms and inferences of phylogenetic pattern: A case study

Paleobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 518-533

  O'Keefe, F Robin ^a   Sander, P Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA;

CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0342980311     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373-25.4.518     Document Type: Article

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