New arthrodires (Family Williamsaspididae) from Wee Jasper, New South Wales (Early Devonian), with comments on placoderm morphology and palaeoecology

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 69-82

  Young, Gavin C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Devonian; Elvaspis; New genus; Pharyngeal denticles; Placoderm; Reef fish diversity; Tooth origins

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; ORNAMENTATION;

EID: 66149110909     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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