Locomotion in fossil carnivora: An application of eigensurface analysis for morphometric comparison of 3D surfaces

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Polly, P David ^a   MacLeod, Norman ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Eigensurface; Geometric Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EIGENVALUE; FOSSIL RECORD; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOMETRY;

AMPHICYONIDAE; CARNIVORA; HYAENA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 60249095506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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