Cranial morphology of recumbirostrans (Lepospondyli) from the Permian of Kansas and Nebraska, and early morphological evolution inferred by micro-computed tomography

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 540-552

  Huttenlocker, Adam K ^a   Pardo, Jason D ^b   Small, Bryan J ^c   Anderson, Jason S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRANIUM; MORPHOLOGY; PERMIAN; TAXONOMY; TETRAPOD; TOMOGRAPHY;

KANSAS; NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; EURYODUS; GYMNOPHIONA; LEPOSPONDYLI; TETRAPODA;

EID: 84878268526     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.728998     Document Type: Article

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