Diplacanthid acanthodians from the Aztec Siltstone (late Middle Devonian) of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Fossils and Strata

Volumn , Issue 50, 2004, Pages 23-43

  Young, Gavin C ^a   Burrow, Carole J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthodii; Antarctica; Aztec Siltstone; Devonian; Diplacanthidae; Givetian; New genus Milesacanthus

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVONIAN; FISH; HISTOLOGY; NEW GENUS; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

ACANTHODII; ENTOVALVA; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 3543112008     PISSN: 03009491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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