Femoral dimensions and mid-thigh circumference in Alligator mississippiensis

Lethaia

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Farlow, James O ^a   Elsey, Ruth M ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligators; Femur; Soft tissue reconstruction

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; FOSSIL; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 11144300280     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160410002117     Document Type: Article

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