The discovery of heterotidinae (teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the paleocene paskapoo formation of alberta, canada

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 198-209

  Guo Qingi, Li ^a,b   Wilsoni, Mark V H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROTIS; OSTEOGLOSSIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; OSTEOGLOSSUM; SCLEROPAGES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0030160193     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011308     Document Type: Article

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