A new pycnodont fish genus (Neopterygii: Pycnodontiformes) from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Mount Lebanon

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-532

  Kriwet, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; CRETACEOUS; FISH; FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; NEW TAXON;

ASIA; EURASIA; HAKEL; JABAL LUBNAN; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

NEOPTERYGII; PISCES; PYCNODONTIFORMES;

EID: 5044231887     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0525:ANPFGN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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