The braincase of the chondrichthyan Doliodus from the Lower Devonian Campbellton formation of New Brunswick, Canada

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 109-122

  Maisey, John ^a   Miller, Randall ^b   Turner, Susan ^b,c  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM   (Canada)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Braincase; Campbellton Formation; Chondrichthyes; Doliodus; Emsian; Lower Devonian

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DENTITION; DEVONIAN; EMSIAN; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; SENSORY SYSTEM;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII;

EID: 66149129470     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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