Crown clades in vertebrate nomenclature: Correcting the definition of crocodylia

Systematic Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-181

  Martin, Jeremy E ^a   Benton, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); VERTEBRATA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; PHYLOGENY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 47749084356     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: 1076836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150801910469     Document Type: Review

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