A new genus and two new species of groenlandaspidid arthrodire (Pisces: Placodermi) from the Early-Middle Devonian Mulga Downs Group of western New South Wales, Australia

Fossils and Strata

Volumn , Issue 50, 2004, Pages 56-81

  Ritchie, Alex ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthrodira; Australia; Devonian; Groenlandaspididae; New genus Mulgaspis; Placodermi

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FISH; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ACACIA ANEURA; ARTHRODIRA; ENTOVALVA; PISCES; PLACODERMI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3543098082     PISSN: 03009491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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