An early Devonian (Emsian) acanthodian from the bear rock formation, Anderson River, Northwest territories, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1457-1465

  Cumbaa, Stephen L ^a   Schultze, Hans Peter ^b  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; ROCKS; ROOF COVERINGS;

NASAL BONES;

EARTH SCIENCES;

DEVONIAN; EMSIAN; FISH; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

CANADA;

EID: 0036825771     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-047     Document Type: Article

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