An articulated phyllolepid fish (Placodermi) from the Devonian of central Australia: Implications for non-marine connections with the Old Red Sandstone continent

Geological Magazine

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-186

  Young, Gavin C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Central Australia; Devonian; Palaeogeography; Phyllolepid; Placoderm fish

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOMAGNETISM;

AUSTRALIA; DEVONIANS; LATE DEVONIAN; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLLOLEPID; RED SANDSTONE; SPACE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

FISH;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEVONIAN; FISH; GONDWANA; OLD RED SANDSTONE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ENTOVALVA; PLACODERMI;

EID: 20444432217     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756805000464     Document Type: Review

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