First record of gars (lepisosteidae, actinopterygii) on madagascar: Late cretaceous remains from the mahajanga basin

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-279

  Gottfried, Michael D ^a   Krause, David W ^b  

^a Calvert Marine Museum   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032345626     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1998.10011056     Document Type: Article

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