A redescription and reinterpretation of gyracanthides murrayi woodward 1906 (acanthodii, gyracanthidae) from the lower carboniferous of the mansfield basin, victoria, Australia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-242

  Warren, Anne ^a   Currie, Bryan P ^a   Burrow, Carole ^b   Turner, Susan ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

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EID: 0034563822     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0225:ARAROG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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