Series: Contributions to Geology, Special Paper No. 4
Year: 1988
Author: Miao Desui
Pages: 104
Description: Multituberculates are an extinct mammalian order that lived in Mesozoic and early Cenozoic eras. Lambdopsalis, a Paleocene multituberculate recovered in China, preserves cranial remains that allow in this study: (1) a description of its skull morphology; (2) a reconstruction of its nonfossilized structures such as the cranial nerve system and major cranial vasculature; (3) an analysis of functional adaptation of its auditory system; and (4) an interpretation of phylogenic relationships within multituberculates themselves and among other major mammalian groups.
ISBN: 0-941570-09-6
EISBN: 978-0-9897626-3-2
Price:
$15.00