What is an 'elasmobranch'? The impact of palaeontology in understanding elasmobranch phylogeny and evolution

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 918-951

  Maisey, J G ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Neoselachii; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeontology; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ELASMOBRANCH; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ELASMOBRANCHII; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FOSSILS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CRETOXYRHINIDAE; ELASMOBRANCHII; HOLOCEPHALI; LAMNIFORMES; NEOSELACHII; PISCES; SCLERORHYNCHIDAE;

EID: 84859785630     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03245.x     Document Type: Article

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