A new genus and species of Ptyctodont (Placodermi) from the Late Devonian Gneudna Formation, Western Australia, and an analysis of Ptyctodont phylogeny

Geological Magazine

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 743-760

  Trinajstic, Kate ^a   Long, John A ^b,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Devonian; Gneudna Formation; Phylogeny; Ptyctodont

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

AUSTRALIA; DEVONIANS; GNEUDNA FORMATION; PHYLOGENY; PTYCTODONT;

FISH;

DEVONIAN; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RECONSTRUCTION; SKELETAL REMAINS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PLACODERMI;

EID: 70349385989     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675680900644X     Document Type: Article

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