The calcaneum-on the heels of marsupial locomotion

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Bassarova, Mina ^a   Janis, Christine M ^b   Archer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canonical variates analysis; Fossils; Morphometric functional analysis; Riversleigh

Indexed keywords

METATHERIA;

EID: 59449092327     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-008-9093-7     Document Type: Article

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