Morphology and ontogeny of the humerus of the Triassic temnospondyl amphibian Metoposaurus diagnosticus

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-361

  Barycka, Ewa ^a,b  

^a Polish Academy of Science ^*

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Growth; Metoposaurus diagnosticus; Morphology; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PALEONTOLOGY; TRIASSIC;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 34250207359     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2007/0243-0351     Document Type: Article

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