Is Youngolepis a porolepiform?

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 294-312

  Chang, Mee Mann ^a   Smith, Moya M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000461788     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1992.10011461     Document Type: Article

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