A bird-like skull in a Triassic diapsid reptile increases heterogeneity of the morphological and phylogenetic radiation of Diapsida.

A bird-like skull in a Triassic diapsid reptile increases heterogeneity of the morphological and phylogenetic radiation of Diapsida.
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10.1098/rsos.170499
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2017-10
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3.5
通讯作者:
Nesbitt SJ
Nesbitt SJ
中科院分区:
综合性期刊3区
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Pritchard AC;Nesbitt SJ

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