The first Esox (Esocidae: Teleostei) from the Eocene Green River Formation, and a brief review of esocid fishes

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-292

  Grande, Lance ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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