Evolutionary origin of the turtle shell

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1113-1119

  Lyson, Tyler R ^a,b   Bever, Gabe S ^c,d   Scheyer, Torsten M ^e   Hsiang, Allison Y ^a   Gauthier, Jacques A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^e PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SHELL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RIB; SPINE; TURTLE;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; RIBS; SPINE; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; EUNOTOSAURUS; EUNOTOSAURUS AFRICANUS; MYA; PROGANOCHELYS QUENSTEDTI; REPTILIA; SAURIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84879314495     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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