Megalampris keyesi, a giant moonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 544-551

  Gottfried, Michael D ^a   Fordyce, R Ewan ^b   Rust, Seabourne ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOCENE; TELEOST;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

LAMPRIDIDAE; LAMPRIDIFORMES; LAMPRIS GUTTATUS; MENIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33749438226     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[544:MKAGMT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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