A new pteraspidiformes genus (Vertebrata, Heterostraci) from the wood bay formation (lower devonian, spitsbergen);Un nouveau genre de pteraspidiformes (vertebrata, heterostraci) de la formation de wood bay (dévonien inférieur, spitsberg)

Geodiversitas

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 264-272

  Pernègre, Vincent Noël ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Lower devonian; New genus; New species; Protaspididae; Pteraspidiformes; Spitsbergen; Wood bay formation

Indexed keywords

HETEROSTRACI; PROTASPIDIDAE; PTERASPIDIDAE; PTERASPIDIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855948580     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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