A revision of Scincosaurus (Tetrapoda, nectridea) from the moscovian of nýřany, Czech Republic, and the phylogeny and interrelationships of nectrideans

Special Papers in Palaeontology

Volumn , Issue 81, 2009, Pages 71-89

  Milner, Angela C ^a   Ruta, Marcello ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Nectridea; Phylogeny; Scincosaurus

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649613236     PISSN: 00386804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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