Carotid circulation in amniotes and its implications for turtle relationships

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Müller, Johannes ^a   Sterli, Juliana ^b   Anquetin, Jérémy ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amniota; Arteria carotis interna; Braincase; Parareptilia; Testudinata

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; TURTLE;

AMNIOTA; AVES; PARAREPTILIA; SAUROPTERYGIA; SQUAMATA; SYNAPSIDA; TESTUDINES; TURCICA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054073493     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2011/0157     Document Type: Article

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