A redescription of Carrolla craddocki (Lepospondyli: Brachystelechidae) based on high-resolution CT, and the impacts of miniaturization and fossoriality on morphology

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 722-743

  Maddin, Hillary C ^a   Olori, Jennifer C ^b   Anderson, Jason S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossoriality; Lissamphibian origins; Microsaur; Miniaturization; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HARD PALATE; HISTOLOGY; JAW; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; JAW; PALATE, HARD; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; GYMNOPHIONA; LEPOSPONDYLI; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 79955644476     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10946     Document Type: Article

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