A swimming mammaliaform from the middle jurassic and ecomorphological diversification of early mammals

Science

Volumn 311, Issue 5764, 2006, Pages 1123-1127

  Ji, Qiang ^a,c   Luo, Zhe Xi ^a,b   Yuan, Chong Xi ^c   Tabrum, Alan R ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DENTAL PROSTHESES; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS;

DIVERSE LOCOMETRY; PLATYPUS; TAXONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

EVOLUTION; JURASSIC; MAMMAL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CENOZOIC; CHINA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL; INSECTIVORE; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MESOZOIC; MIDDLE JURASSIC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; CHINA; DENTITION; EAR OSSICLES; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSILS; HAIR; MAMMALS; MANDIBLE; PALEODONTOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RIBS; SKULL; SPINE; SWIMMING; TAIL; WATER;

CASTORIDAE; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33644527625     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1123026     Document Type: Article

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