The phylogenetic position of pachyrhachis within (squamata, lepidosauria)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Zaher, Hussam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOSAURIA; PACHYRHACHIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84861163380     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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