A new species of †notogoneus (teleostei: Gonorynchidae) from the upper cretaceous two medicine formation of montana, and the poor cretaceous record of freshwater fishes from North America

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 612-622

  Grande, Lance ^a   Grande, Terry ^b  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0033272427     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011175     Document Type: Article

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