†Archaeotetraodon cerrinaferoni, sp. nov. (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae), from the Miocene (Messinian) of Chelif Basin, Algeria

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 815-821

  Carnevale, Giorgio ^a   Santini, Francesco ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; SKELETAL REMAINS; TELEOST;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; CHELIF BASIN; NORTH AFRICA;

NEPTUNIA; TELEOSTEI; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 33846075724     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[815:ACSNTT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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