Cranial anatomy of the extinct amphisbaenian Rhineura hatcherii (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-33

  Kearney, Maureen ^a   Maisano, Jessica Anderson ^b   Rowe, Timothy ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenia; Computed tomography; Cranial anatomy; Rhineura hatcherii; Rhineuridae; Squamata; White River Group; Worm lizards

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; JAW; LIZARD; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; FOSSILS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JAW; LIZARDS; PALEONTOLOGY; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

AMPHISBAENIA; RHINEURA; RHINEURIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 17844396226     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10210     Document Type: Article

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