Redescription and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Mandible of an Enigmatic Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) Tetrapod from Nova Scotia, and the Lability of Meckelian Jaw Ossification

Roland B. Sookias; Christine Böhmer; Jennifer A. Clack

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109717

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Redescription and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Mandible of an Enigmatic Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) Tetrapod from Nova Scotia, and the Lability of Meckelian Jaw Ossification

Roland B. Sookias ,

* E-mail: sookias.r.b@gmail.com

Affiliations School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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Christine Böhmer,

Current address: RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan

Affiliations GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany, Dept. für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany, Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie München, München, Germany
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Jennifer A. Clack

Affiliation University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Redescription and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Mandible of an Enigmatic Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) Tetrapod from Nova Scotia, and the Lability of Meckelian Jaw Ossification

Roland B. Sookias,
Christine Böhmer,
Jennifer A. Clack

Published: October 7, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109717

About the Authors

Roland B. Sookias

* E-mail: sookias.r.b@gmail.com

Affiliations School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany

Christine Böhmer

Current address: RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan

Affiliations GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany, Dept. für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany, Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie München, München, Germany

Jennifer A. Clack

Affiliation University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RBS JAC. Performed the experiments: RBS JAC. Analyzed the data: RBS JAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAC CB. Wrote the paper: RBS JAC. Prepared figures and video: CB.

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