A new Frasnian placoderm assemblage from the eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco, and its palaeobiogeographical implications

Palaeoworld

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 87-93

  Rücklin, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Devonian; Frasnian; Morocco; Palaeobiogeography; Placodermi

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; FRASNIAN; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEONTOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ANTI ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; GERMANY; MOROCCO;

PLACODERMI;

EID: 77953278189     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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