Comparison and biomechanical interpretations of the vertebrae and osteoderms of cacops aspidephorus and dissorophus multicinctus (Temnospondyli, Dissorophidae)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1013-1021

  Dilkes, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; MORPHOLOGY; PERMIAN; VERTEBRATE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DISSOROPHUS MULTICINCTUS; TEMNOSPONDYLI;

EID: 75449108276     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0410     Document Type: Article

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