The spine-brush complex in symmoriiform sharks (chondrichthyes; Symmoriiformes), with comments on dorsal fin modularity

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-24

  Maisey, John G ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SHARK;

CHONDRICHTHYES; COELACANTHIMORPHA;

EID: 65349143660     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0130     Document Type: Article

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