Akromystax tilmachiton gen. et sp. Nov., a new pycnodontid fish from the lebanese late cretaceous of haqel and en nammoura

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-45

  Poyato Ariza, Francisco José ^a   Wenz, Sylvie ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FISH; FOSSIL; NEW TAXON;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

AKROMYSTAX TILMACHITON; LAMIINAE; PYCNODONTIFORMES;

EID: 15944413837     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0027:ATGESN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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