Early Devonian (Emsian) acanthodian faunas of the western USA

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 824-840

  Burrow, Carole J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; EMSIAN; FISH; TAXONOMY;

ARIZONA; IDAHO; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WYOMING;

CLIMATIIDAE; ISCHNACANTHIFORMES; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34948837797     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/pleo06-009.1     Document Type: Article

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