Biology and dental morphology of Priscusurus adruptodontus, gen. et sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes, Lamniformes) from the Albian (Early Cretaceous) of Peru

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 538-543

  Kriwet, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TOOTH; VERTEBRATE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNIFORMES;

EID: 33749432116     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[538:BADMOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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