The evolution of the unguligrade manus in artiodactyls

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1827-1839

  Clifford, Andrew B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; MUSCLE; UNGULATE;

ARTIODACTYLA; CAMELIDAE; LEPTOMERYCIDAE; OROMERYCIDAE; PROTOCERATIDAE; TAYASSUIDAE; TRAGULIDAE;

EID: 78651303109     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.521216     Document Type: Article

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