The earliest vertebrates and the first stage in the evolution of the skull;Les premiers vertébrés et les premières étapes de l'évolution du crâne

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 209-219

  Janvier, Philippe ^a,b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chordates; Evolutionary transitions; Fossils; Morphological gaps; Phylogeny; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; FISH; MORPHOLOGY;

CAMBRIAN; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; VERTEBRATE;

CHORDATA; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 61449193495     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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