The acanthodian fauna of the Craven Peaks Beds (Early to Middle Devonian), western Queensland

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-25

  Burrow, Carole J ^a   Young, Gavin C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthodian; Cravens peak beds; Devonian; Georgina Basin; Machaeracanthidae fam. nov.; Machaeracanthus; Mesacanthidae; Teneracanthus gen. nov.

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FAUNA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GEORGINA BASIN; WORLD;

ACANTHODIDAE; NOSTOLEPIS; PECTINATUS; PRAGIA; RADIOPORACANTHODES; THELODONTIFORMES;

EID: 22044445246     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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