The emergence of early tetrapods

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 232, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 167-189

  Clack, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Devonian; Evolution; Fish tetrapod transition; Palaeoenvironments; Tetrapodomorphs; Tetrapods

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; EVOLUTION; TETRAPOD;

ACANTHOSTEGA; ANIMALIA; ICHTHYOSTEGA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 33644833542     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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