A Phylogenetic Study of Late Growth Events in a Mammalian Evolutionary Radiation-The Cranial Sutures of Terrestrial Artiodactyl Mammals

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-56

  Bärmann, Eva V ^a   Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cainotherium; Megaloceros; Merycoidodon; Modularity; Ontogeny; Ruminantia

Indexed keywords

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; CAINOTHERIUM; CAMELIDAE; HEXAPROTODON; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; MAMMALIA; MEGALOCEROS; PECARI; RUMINANTIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84855986989     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-011-9176-8     Document Type: Article

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