Skeletal anatomy of the extinct shark Paraorthacodus jurensis (Chondrichthyes; Palaeospinacidae), with comments on synechodontiform and palaeospinacid monophyly

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-134

  Klug, Stefanie ^a,b   Kriwet, Jürgen ^b   BÖttcher, Ronald ^b   Schweigert, Günter ^b   Dietl, Gerd ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kimmeridgian; Late Jurassic; Lithographic limestones; Neoselachii; Nusplingen; Southern Germany; Synechodontiformes; Systematic position

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; NEOSELACHII; PARAORTHACODUS; SYNECHODUS;

EID: 69549103260     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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