Helmolepis cyphognathus, sp. nov., a new platysiagid actinopterygian from the Lower Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation (British Columbia, Canada)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-36

  Neuman, Andrew G ^a   Mutter, Raoul J ^b  

^a ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BONE; EARTH SCIENCES; ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

BRANCHIOSTEGAL RAYS; CAUDAL FIN; HELMOLEPIS CYPHOGNATHUS; TAXON;

BIODIVERSITY;

FISH; NEW SPECIES; TRIASSIC;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17144420907     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E04-096     Document Type: Article

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