A 100 million year old gecko with sophisticated adhesive toe pads, preserved in amber from Myanmar

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1847, 2008, Pages 62-68

  Arnold, E Nicholas ^a   Poinar, George ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive pad; Amber; Gecko; Gekkota; Lower cretaceous; Myanmar

Indexed keywords

GEKKONIDAE; GEKKOTA;

EID: 49949110951     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1847.1.5     Document Type: Article

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