A middle Eocene basking shark (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Cione, Alberto L ^a   Reguero, M A ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cetorhinus; Elasmobranchii; Eocene; Lamniformes

Indexed keywords

CETORHINIDAE; CETORHINUS; EOCENE; SHARK;

ANTARCTICA;

CETORHINIDAE; CETORHININAE; CETORHINUS; CETORHINUS MAXIMUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; LAMNIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031968069     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s095410209800011x     Document Type: Article

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