First fossil records of the tholichthys larval stage of butterfly fishes (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae), from the Oligocene of Europe

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-497

  Micklich, Norbert Richard ^a   Tyler, James C ^b   Johnson, G David ^b   Świdnicka, Ewa ^c   Bannikov, Alexandre F ^d  

^a Natural History Department   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^d PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Frauenweiler, S Germany; Lower Oligocene; Morphology, paleoecology; Przemy l, SE Poland; Tholichthys, Chaetodontidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349096942     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-009-0031-7     Document Type: Article

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