A new channid (Teleostei: Channiformes) from the Eocene and Oligocene of Egypt

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1172-1178

  Murray, Alison M ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOCENE; PERCIFORM; PLIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EGYPT; EL FAIYUM BASIN; EURASIA; NORTH AFRICA;

CHANNA; CHANNIDAE; CHANNIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33846224291     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)80[1172:ANCTCF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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