Phylogeny, classification and character polarity of the osteostraci (vertebrata)

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-115

  Sansom, Robert S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agnatha; Classification; Devonian; Osteostraci; Phylogeny; Silurian

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; DEVONIAN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATE;

AGNATHA; ATELEASPIS; GALEASPIDIFORMES; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); OSTEOSTRACI; PTERASPIDOMORPHI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 68349128102     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201908002551     Document Type: Article

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