The three basic types of schmelzmuster in fossil and extant rodent molars and their distribution among rodent clades

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 270, Issue 4-6, 2004, Pages 95-132

  Koenigswald, Wighart V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enamel microstructure; Rodent systematic; Schmelzmuster

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENY; RODENT; TOOTH;

EID: 33845493956     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/pala/270/2004/95     Document Type: Article

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