Oreochromis Lorenzoi, a new species of tilapiine cichlid from the late miocene of central Italy

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 508-516

  Carnevale, Giorgio ^a   Sorbini, Chiara ^a   Landini, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

ITALY;

CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242627386     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1858     Document Type: Article

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