Powichthys spitsbergensis sp. nov., a new member of the Dipnomorpha (Sarcopterygii, lobe-finned fishes) from the Lower Devonian of Spitsbergen, with remarks on basal dipnomorph anatomy

Fossils and Strata

Volumn , Issue 50, 2004, Pages 92-112

  Clément, Gaël ^a   Janvier, Philippe ^a,b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dipnomorpha; Lower Devonian; New species Powichthys spitsbergensis; Sarcopterygii; Spitsbergen

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SKULL;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

CROSSOPTERYGII; DIPNOI; DIPNOMORPHA; ENTOVALVA; PISCES; POROLEPIFORMES; POWICHTHYIDAE; PRAGIA; SARCOPTERYGII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3543123552     PISSN: 03009491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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