The brachyopoid Hadrokkosaurus bradyi from the early Middle Triassic of Arizona, and a phylogenetic analysis of lower jaw characters in temnospondyl amphibians

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 579-592

  Ruta, Marcello ^a   Bolt, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyopidae; Characters; Chigutisauridae; Evolution; Lower jaw; Phylogeny; Temnospondyli

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DENTITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIASSIC;

AMPHIBIA; BRACHYOPIDAE; TEMNOSPONDYLI;

EID: 59549091318     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2008.0403     Document Type: Article

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