A new Semlikiichthys fish (teleostei, perciformes) from the upper miocene of chad: Fossil record and palaeobiogeographical implications

Palaeontology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 917-932

  Otero, Olga ^a   Likius, Andossa ^b   Vignaud, Patrick ^a   Brunet, Michel ^a  

^a Institut International de Paléoprimatologie et Paléontologie Humaine   (France)

^b Universitéde N'Djaména   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Anatomy; Fossil record; Systematics; Upper Miocene

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PERCIFORM; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; NILE RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LATES NILOTICUS; PERCIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 47949098231     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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