Suture closure as a paradigm to study late growth in recent and fossil mammals: A case study with giant deer and dwarf deer skulls

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1895-1898

  Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; FOSSIL; MAMMAL; PALEONTOLOGY; SKULL;

CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78651330085     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.521218     Document Type: Article

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