A multivariate approach to infer locomotor modes in Mesozoic mammals

Paleobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 280-312

  Chen, Meng ^a   Wilson, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CRANIUM; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MESOZOIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELECTION; SKELETAL REMAINS;

DOCODONTA; EUTHERIA; EUTRICONODONTA; MAMMALIA; MULTITUBERCULATA; SYMMETRODONTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84928227432     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2014.14     Document Type: Article

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