Osteoglossomorpha: Phylogeny, biogeography, and fossil record and the significance of key African and Chinese fossil taxa

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 295, Issue , 2008, Pages 185-219

  Wilson, Mark V H ^a   Murray, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MESOZOIC; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST;

MORMYRIDAE; MORMYROIDEA; NOTOPTERIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES; OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; PALAEONOTOPTERUS; PANTODON; TELEOST FISH;

EID: 47349096601     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP295.12     Document Type: Article

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