Coelacanths (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) from the Famennian (Upper Devonian) of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-413

  Szrek, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Actinistia; Coelacanths; Famennian; Holy Cross Mountains; Late Devonian; Palaeoenvironment

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; FAMENNIAN; FISH; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SHALLOW WATER; SKELETAL REMAINS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; SWIETOKRZYSKIE; SWIETOKRZYSKIE MOUNTAINS;

COELACANTHIDAE; COELACANTHIMORPHA; PALMATOLEPIS; PISCES; SARCOPTERYGII;

EID: 38649085974     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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