Thelodont Oeselia mosaica gen. et sp. nov. from the Wenlock and Ludlow of the East Baltic

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-190

  Märss, Tiiu ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Agnatha; East Baltic; Silurian; Thelodonti

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; NEW SPECIES; SILURIAN;

BALTIC REGION; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

AGNATHA; OESELIA MOSAICA; THELODONTI;

EID: 26244443447     PISSN: 14060132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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