Comparative variability of intermembranous and endochondral bones in Pleistocene mammals

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Raymond, Kristina R ^a   Prothero, Donald R ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endochondral bone; Intermembranous bone; Pleistocene; Sesamoid bone; Variability

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MAMMAL; MORPHOMETRY; PLEISTOCENE; TAXONOMY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954653458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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