The origin of modern amphibians: A re-evaluation

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 457-469

  Sigurdsen, Trond ^a   Green, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lepospondyli; Lissamphibia; Phylogeny; Supermatrix; Temnospondyli

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; DISSOROPHOIDEA; LEPOSPONDYLI; TEMNOSPONDYLI; TETRAPODA;

EID: 79957590027     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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