Fossil tuna vertebrae punctured by istiophorid billfishes

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 253-255

  Schneider, Vincent P ^a   Fierstine, Harry L ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 2442473907     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/22.1     Document Type: Note

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