Fossil Mooneyes (Teleostei: Hiodontiformes, Hiodontidae) from the Eocene of western North America, with a reassessment of their taxonomy

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 295, Issue , 2008, Pages 221-251

  Hilton, Eric J ^a   Grande, Lance ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

EOHIODON; HIODON; HIODONTIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 47349116104     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP295.13     Document Type: Article

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