The origin and early radiation of the therapsid mammal-like reptiles: A palaeobiological hypothesis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1231-1247

  Kemp, T S ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clade replacement; Correlated progression; Pelycosauria; Permian palaeoecology; Synapasida; Therapsida

Indexed keywords

BIOME; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PALEOBIOLOGY; PERMIAN; REPTILE; SAVANNA;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; PALEONTOLOGY; REPTILES;

NORTH AMERICA; PERMIAN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 33745265214     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01076.x     Document Type: Review

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