A new specimen of Sauripterus taylori (Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes) from the Famennian Catskill Formation of North America

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-40

  Davis, Marcus C ^a   Shubin, Neil ^a   Daeschler, Edward B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FAMENNIAN; FISH; FOSSIL; NEW RECORD;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ENTOVALVA; OSTEICHTHYES; SARCOPTERYGII; TETRAPODA;

EID: 2442434470     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1920-3     Document Type: Article

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