The phylogenetic relationships of Eucynodontia (Amniota: Synapsida)

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-176

  Liu, Jun ^a,b   Olsen, Paul ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Eucynodontia; Mammal; Phylogeny; Traversodontidae; Tritheledontidae; Tritylodontidae

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; MAMMALIA; SYNAPSIDA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954456147     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-010-9136-8     Document Type: Article

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