A new genus and species of triggerfish from the Middle Eocene of the Northern Caucasus, the earliest member of the Balistidae (Tetraodontiformes)

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 615-620

  Bannikov, A F ^a   Tyler, J C ^b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balistidae; Middle Eocene; New taxa; Northern Caucasus; Russia; Tetraodontiformes

Indexed keywords

BALISTIDAE; BALISTOIDEA; OSTRACIOIDEA; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

EID: 56449102068     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030108060075     Document Type: Article

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