Functional and evolutionry aspect of the postcranial anatomy of dicynodonts (Synapsida, Therapsida)

Palaeontology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1263-1286

  Ray, Sanghamitra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dicynodont; Evolution; Phylogeny; Postcranial anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIMB; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC; VERTEBRATE;

LYSTROSAURUS; SYNAPSIDA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 33750613769     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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