The hyomandibulae of rhizodontids (Sarcopterygii, Stem-Tetrapoda)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 654-665

  Brazeau, Martin D ^a   Jeffery, Jonathan E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b International School of Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fossils; Hyomandibula; Rhizodontida; Sarcopterygii; Stapes; Stem tetrapod

Indexed keywords

RHIZODONTIDA; SARCOPTERYGII; TETRAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; STAPES; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; STAPES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 48049104625     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10609     Document Type: Article

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