A new coelacanth (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) from the Jurassic of France, and the question of the closest relative fossil to Latimeria

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 481-491

  Clement, Gaël ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOSSIL; JURASSIC;

BOURGOGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

COELACANTHIDAE; COELACANTHIMORPHA; CRUSTACEA; LATIMERIA; LATIMERIA CHALUMNAE; SARCOPTERYGII;

EID: 30744454280     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0481:ANCASF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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