Libanechelys bultyncki gen. et sp. nov., a new primitive eel (Teleostei, Anguilliformes) from the marine Cenomanian of Lebanon;Libanechelys bultyncki gen. et sp. nov., une nouvelle anguille primitive (Teleostei, Anguilliformes) du Cénomanien marin du Liban

Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre

Volumn 74, Issue , 2004, Pages 73-87

  Taverne, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anguilliformes; Cenomanian; Lebanon; Libanechelys bultyncki gen. and sp. nov.; Osteology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; EEL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

ANGUILLIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2542446316     PISSN: 03746291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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