A new ptyctodont (placodermi) from the upper devonian martin formation of northern arizona, and an analysis of ptyctodont phylogeny

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 994-1003

  Johnson, Heidemarie G ^a   Elliott, David K ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTOVALVA; PLACODERMI;

DENISONODUS; DEVONIAN; PLACODERM; PTYCTODONT; PTYCTODUS;

USA, ARIZONA, MOUNT ELDEN;

EID: 0030436209     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038695     Document Type: Article

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