Cranial anatomy and phylogenetic affinities of the Permian parareptile Macroleter poezicus

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 849-865

  Tsuji, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRANIUM; PERMIAN; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

ARKHANGELSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; EURASIA; MEZEN BASIN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

PARAREPTILIA;

EID: 33846112125     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[849:CAAPAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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