Early Pennsylvanian xenacanth Chondrichthyans from the Swisshelm Mountains, Arizona, USA

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 649-668

  Johnson, Gary D ^a   Thayer, David W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Bashkirian; Bransonella; Bransonelliformes; Chondrichthyes; Orthacanthus; Triodus; Xenacanthiformes

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; PENNSYLVANIAN; SHARK; TOOTH;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CARINAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; MONODONTA; ORTHACANTHUS; TRIODUS; XENACANTHIFORMES;

EID: 77749273831     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2008.0051     Document Type: Article

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