A reappraisal of the origin and basal radiation of the Osteichthyes

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-56

  Friedman, Matt ^a,b,c   Brazeau, Martin D ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; DEVONIAN; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; PHYLOGENY; SILURIAN; TAXONOMY;

ACANTHODES; ACTINOPTERYGII; OSTEICHTHYES; PISCES; SARCOPTERYGII;

EID: 77949717771     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724630903409071     Document Type: Review

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