The skull of Cochleosaurus bohemicus Frič, a temnospondyl from the Czech Republic (Upper Carboniferous) and cochleosaurid interrelationships

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-43

  Sequeira, Sandra E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Cochleosauridae; Cranium; Mandible; N any; Phylogeny; Temnospondyli

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CARBONIFEROUS; FOSSIL; SKULL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; COCHLEOSAURUS BOHEMICUS; TEMNOSPONDYLI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542604803     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300000511     Document Type: Article

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