New placoderm fishes from the late devonian of south africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-268

  Long, J A ^a   Anderson, M E ^b   Gess, R ^c   Hiller, N ^d  

^a Western Australian Museum   (United States)

^b JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0031285346     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10010973     Document Type: Article

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