First occurrence of simultaneous presence of complete pectoral girdle and pelvic fins in Anguilliformes from the Cretaceous of Lebanon;Premiere observation de la presence simultanee d'une ceinture pectorale complete et de nageoires pelviennes chez des Anguilliformes (Teleostei) du Cretace du Liban

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 329, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 683-688

  Belouze, Anne ^a   Gayet, Mireille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Eels; Lebanon; Locomotory apparatus; Palaeodiversity; Upper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

LEBANON;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0033570660     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(00)87646-6     Document Type: Article

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