Evolutionary morphology of the tenrecoidea (mammalia) forelimb skeleton

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402069963, 2008, Pages 51-71

  Salton, Justine A ^a   Sargis, Eric J ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal humerus; Great tuberosity; Humeral head; Medial epicondyle; Radial head

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009747440     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6997-0_4     Document Type: Chapter

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