Reappraisal of the lower actinopterygian birgeria stensioei ALDINGER, 1931 (osteichthyes; Birgeriidae) from the middle triassic of monte san giorgio (switzerland) and besano (italy)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-31

  Romano, Carlo ^a   Brinkmann, Winand ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Besano; Besano formation; Birgeria; Dermohyal; Grenzbitumenzone; Middle triassic; Monte san giorgio; Palatoquadrate

Indexed keywords

FISH; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; RECONSTRUCTION; TRIASSIC;

BESANO; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SWITZERLAND; VARESE;

ACTINOPTERYGII; OSTEICHTHYES;

EID: 77951471977     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2009/0252-0017     Document Type: Article

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