The dentition of the enigmatic pycnodont fish, Athrodon wittei (Fricke, 1876) (Neopterygii, Pycnodontiformes; Late Jurassic; NW Germany)

Fossil Record

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-66

  Kriwet, Jürgen ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinopterygii; Dental evolution; Kimmeridgian; Taxonomy; Tooth arrangement

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349224379     PISSN: 21930066     EISSN: 21930074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmng.200800002     Document Type: Article

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