A new fossil bonito (sardini, teleostei) from the Eocene of England and the Caucasus, and evolution of tail region characters of its recent relatives

Paleontological Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-80

  Monsch, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonitos; Evolution; Fossil; New species; Synapomorphies; Tunas

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; EVOLUTION; FISH; MORPHOLOGY;

GYMNOSARDA PRISCA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0034078216     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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