The species of †phareodus (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Eocene of North America and their phylogenetic relationships

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 487-505

  Li, Guo Qing ^a   Grande, Lance ^b,c   Wilson, Mark V H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSTEOGLOSSIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031552877     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10010997     Document Type: Article

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