Patterns of morphological evolution in major groups of palaeozoic temnospondyli (Amphibia: Tetrapoda)

Special Papers in Palaeontology

Volumn , Issue 81, 2009, Pages 91-120

  Ruta, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Characters; Clades; Disparity; Permian; Phylogeny; Temnospondyli

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649628956     PISSN: 00386804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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