A new species of lepidotes (neopterygii: Semionotiformes: Semionotidae) from the santana formation, lower cretaceous of northeastern Brazil

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-53

  Brito, Paulo M ^a   Gallo, Valéria ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

BRAZIL;

ALBIA; NEOPTERYGII; SEMIONOTIDAE; SEMIONOTIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037985630     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)23[47:ANSOLN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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