Anatomical nomenclature of fossil vertebrates: Standardized terms or 'lingua franca'?

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 511-518

  Wilson, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FOSSIL; NOMENCLATURE; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

AVES; MAMMALIA; SAUROPSIDA; SYNAPSIDA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33749431823     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[511:ANOFVS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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