Devonian (Emsian-Eifelian) fish from the Lower Bokkeveld Group (Ceres Subgroup), South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 179-193

  Anderson, M E ^a   Almond, J E ^b   Evans, F J ^c   Long, J A ^d  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

^b Geological Survey of South Africa   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; EIFELIAN; EMSIAN; FISH;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033169118     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00088-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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