Bone histology and growth patterns of some nonmammalian therapsids

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 634-648

  Ray, Sanghamitra ^a   Botha, Jennifer ^a   Chinsamy, Anusuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; GROWTH FORM; HISTOLOGY; JURASSIC; PERMIAN;

THERAPSIDA;

EID: 5044238500     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0634:BHAGPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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