Variation of the synarcual in the California Ray, Raja inornata (Elasmobranchii: Rajidae)

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-126

  Claeson, Kerin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fused anterior vertebrae

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SHARK; TOMOGRAPHY;

BATOIDEA; ELASMOBRANCHII; ERINACEA; RAJA INORNATA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 49149098322     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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