New early devonian pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from death valley national monument, Southeastern California

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 152-161

  Elliott, David K ^a   Ilyes, Robert R ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGNATHA; DEVONIAN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; NEW GENUS; PTERASPIDID;

USA, CALIFORNIA, DEATH VALLEY;

EID: 0029770522     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000023180     Document Type: Article

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