Relationships of tristichopterids (osteolepiform lobe-finned fishes) from the Middle-Late Devonian of East Gondwana

Alcheringa

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-336

  Young, G C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Australia; Biogeography; Canowindra; Devonian; Morphology; Phylogeny; Tristichopterid osteolepiform fish

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FISH; GONDWANA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CROSSOPTERYGII; MANDAGERIA; OSTEOLEPIDIDA;

EID: 49949103509     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510802104368     Document Type: Article

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