New taxa of transversely-toothed lizards (Squamata: Scincomorpha) and new information on the evolutionary history of "teiids"

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 538-549

  Nydam, Randall L ^a   Eaton, Jeffrey G ^b   Sankey, Julia ^c  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; FOSSIL RECORD; LIZARD; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; TOOTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; SCINCOMORPHA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; TEIIOIDEA;

EID: 34248665836     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/03097.1     Document Type: Article

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