Cichlid fish biodiversity in an oligocene lake

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 185-188

  Lippitsch, Elisabeth ^a   Micklich, Norbert ^b  

^a Austrian Science Foundation   (Austria)

^b Hessisches Landesmuseum ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal cichlids; Fossil fish; Saudi Arabia; Scales

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOSSIL; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE; OLIGOCENE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

CICHLIDAE;

EID: 0032452617     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386810     Document Type: Article

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