Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand

2017/11/14 by Gabriela Fontanarrosa, Juan D. Daza, Virginia Abdala · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Fossil Insects in Amber #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.11.003

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• Gecko [wikipedia]