A new species of Palatobaena (Testudines: Baenidae) and a Maximum parsimony and Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of baenidae

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-470

  Lyson, Tyler R ^a,b   Joyce, Walter G ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marmarth Research Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; ONTOGENY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDATOR; REPTILE; SHELL; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TOPOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

BAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; PLESIOBAENA ANTIQUA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 67649957920     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-172.1     Document Type: Article

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