Phylogenetic relationships of procolophonid parareptiles with remarks on their geological record

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-366

  Cisneros, Juan Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Parareptilia; Phylogeny; Procolophonidae; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CLADISTICS; DENTITION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HERBIVORY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PARAREPTILIA; THELEGNATHUS;

EID: 49449108032     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201907002350     Document Type: Article

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