A Cretaceous notopterid (Pisces: Osteoglossomorpha) from Morocco

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 564-569

  Forey, Peter L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIA; NOTOPTERIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; PALAEONOTOPTERUS; PALAEONOTOPTERUS GREENWOODI; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031448032     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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