New insights into the biology of the Permian genus Cistecephalus (Therapsida, Dicynodontia)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1396-1410

  Nasterlack, Tobias ^a   Canoville, Aurore ^a   Chinsamy, Anusuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; BONE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PALEOBIOLOGY; PERMIAN; SEXUAL MATURITY; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

CISTECEPHALUS; DICYNODONTIA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 84868521997     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.697410     Document Type: Article

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