A new characiform fish (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) from the Eocene of Tanzania

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 473-481

  Murray, Alison M ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BONE; FISHERIES;

FOSSIL FISHES;

EARTH SCIENCES;

EOCENE; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0041814678     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-108     Document Type: Article

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