| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | The postcranial skeleton, phylogenetic position, and probable lifestyle of the Early Triassic reptile Procolophon trigoniceps |
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| Journal | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| Authors | deBraga, Michael | Author |
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| Year | 2003 (April 1) | Volume | 40 |
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| Issue | 4 |
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| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
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| DOI | doi:10.1139/e02-082Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 483806 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:483806:1 |
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| Full Reference | deBraga, Michael (2003) The postcranial skeleton, phylogenetic position, and probable lifestyle of the Early Triassic reptile Procolophon trigoniceps. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 40 (4) 527-556 doi:10.1139/e02-082 |
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| Plain Text | deBraga, Michael (2003) The postcranial skeleton, phylogenetic position, and probable lifestyle of the Early Triassic reptile Procolophon trigoniceps. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 40 (4) 527-556 doi:10.1139/e02-082 |
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| In | (2003, April) Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 40 (4) Canadian Science Publishing |
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| Abstract/Notes | A morphological study of the postcranial skeleton of Procolophon trigoniceps from the Lower Triassic of South Africa and Antarctica is undertaken. Procolophon shares a sister-group relationship with the procolophonid Tichvinskia from the Lower Triassic of Russia and is a basal member of Procolophonidae. This clade also includes the enigmatic taxon Sclerosaurus, believed most recently to be a pareiasaur relative. Owenettids form a separate lineage from Procolophonidae and are predominantly restricted to the Permian of both South Africa and Madagascar. A phylogenetically based assessment is considered, in which specialized modern taxa (sand lizards) are compared to their nonfossorial sister clade, allowing for "key innovations" to be identified. A similar comparison between owenettids and procolophonids reveals a number of apparent "key innovations" within procolophonids that are suggestive of a burrowing lifestyle for Procolophon. |
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