On the Carboniferous shark Tristychius arcuatus Agassiz from Scotland

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 63-108

  Dick, John R F ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001827970     PISSN: 00804568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0080456800012898     Document Type: Article

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