A previously unrecognized group of Middle Jurassic triconodontan mammals from Central Asia

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Martin, Thomas ^a   Averianov, Alexander O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Balabansai Svita; Callovian; Eutriconodonta; Ferganodon; Gobiconodontidae; Klamelia; Kyrgyzstan

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CALLOVIAN; ENAMEL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMAL; NEW GENUS; RELATEDNESS; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FAMILIA; GENUS; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; MAMMAL; MIDDLE JURASSIC; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; SPECIES; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ASIA; FOSSILS; LIP; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PALEONTOLOGY; TONGUE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FARGHONA WILOYATI; KYRGYZSTAN; UZBEKISTAN; WEST ASIA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EUTRICONODONTA; GOBICONODONTIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845753969     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0155-5     Document Type: Article

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