On Cephalaspis magnifica Traquair, 1893, from the Middle Devonian of Scotland, and the relationships of the last osteostracans

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 511-525

  Janvier, Philippe ^a   Newman, Michael J ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Llanstadwell   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canada; Escuminaspididae; Middle Upper Devonian; morphology; Osteostraci; Parameteoraspis; systematics

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CEPHALASPIDIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21044458574     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: 14737116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300001188     Document Type: Article

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