Sphenacanthus, a Palaeozoic freshwater shark

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-25

  Dick, John R F ^a  

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Author keywords

Carboniferous; Chondrichthyan; Elasmobranch; Scotland; Vis an

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; WALLAGO ATTU;

EID: 0032219609     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02523.x     Document Type: Article

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