A new species of the catfish Nigerium from the Palaeogene of the Tilemsi Valley, Republic of Mali

Palaeontology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-594

  Longbottom, Alison ^a  

^a Department of Palaeontology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catfishes; Claroteidae; Mali; Nigerium; Palaeogene; Tilemsi

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOGENE; PHOSPHATE;

MALI;

CLAROTEIDAE; CRANIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); MAMMALIA; PISCES; SERPENTES; SILURIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954065242     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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