The dentition of diabolepis Speratus Chang and Yu, with further consideration of its relationships and the primitive dipnoan dentition

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 420-433

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

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 0001293037     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1990.10011826     Document Type: Article

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