The Lower Permian amphibamid Doleserpeton (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea), the interrelationships of amphibamids, and the origin of modern amphibians

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1360-1377

  Sigurdsen, Trond ^a   Bolt, John R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SHAPE; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; SKELETON; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHIA; DISSOROPHOIDEA; TEMNOSPONDYLI;

EID: 77957785802     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.501445     Document Type: Article

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