A large galaxiid fossil (Teleostei) from the Miocene of Central Otago, New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-198

  McDowall, Robert M ^a   Pole, Mike ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fossil; Galaxiidae; Manuherikia; Otago

Indexed keywords

FISH; GALAXIAS; GALAXIID; MIOCENE; TELEOST;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, OTAGO, BANNOCKBURN;

EID: 0031439318     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9517532     Document Type: Article

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