Amphisbaenian paleobiogeography: Evidence of vicariance and geodispersal patterns

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 235, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-354

  Hembree, Daniel I ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenia; Biogeography; Brooks Parsimony Analysis; Pangea

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CLIMATE CHANGE; INVERTEBRATE; MESOZOIC; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHISBAENIA; DINOSAURIA; RHINEURIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646543322     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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