Immaturity vs paedomorphism: A rhinesuchid stereospondyl postcranium from the Upper Permian of South Africa

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn , Issue 40, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Pawley, Kat ^a   Warren, Anne ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heterochrony; Ontogeny; Postcranial skeleton; Rhinesuchidae; Stereospondyl; Temnospondyl

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; PERMIAN; SKELETON;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

DICYNODON;

EID: 21444434708     PISSN: 24104418     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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