New evidence for the controversial "lungs" of the Late Devonian antiarch Bothriolepis canadensis (Whiteaves, 1880) (Placodermi: Antiarcha)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 709-710

  Janvier, Philippe ^a,b   Desbiens, Sylvain ^c   Willett, Jason A ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Parc National de Miguasha   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FISH; ONTOGENY; VERTEBRATE;

ANTIARCHA; PLACODERMI;

EID: 34948836770     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[709:NEFTCL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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