The comparative method and the inference of venom-delivery systems in fossil mammals

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 541-546

  Orr, Caley M ^a,b   Delezene, Lucas K ^a,b   Scott, Jeremiah E ^a,b   Tocheri, Matthew W ^a,c   Schwartz, Gary T ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MAMMAL; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34447100737     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[541:TCMATI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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