An updated paleontological timetree of lissamphibians, with comments on the anatomy of Jurassic crown-group salamanders (Urodela)

Historical Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 535-550

  Marjanović, David ^a   Laurin, Michel ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

calibration; Caudata; Lissamphibia; supertree; timetree; Urodela

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANATOMY; CALIBRATION; FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84902771697     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2013.797972     Document Type: Article

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