Phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic revision, and dental ontogeny of the Cretaceous Zhelestidae (Mammalia: Eutheria)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-426

  Archibald, J David ^a   Averianov, Alexander ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dental replacement; Late Cretaceous; Phylogeny; Placentalia; Taxonomy; Uzbekistan

Indexed keywords

ASPANLESTES; CONIACIAN; EOUNGULATUM KUDUKENSIS; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; PARANYCTOIDES; PARAZHELESTES; PARAZHELESTES ROBUSTUS;

EID: 84856348801     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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