Cretaceous therian tarsals and the metatherian-eutherian dichotomy

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 171-210

  Szalay, Frederick S ^a   Sargis, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Character analysis; Late Cretaceous; Mammalia; Phylogeny; Tarsals; Uzbekistan

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; THERIA;

EID: 33845481830     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-006-9024-4     Document Type: Article

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