New birkeniid anaspid from the Lower Devonian of Scotland and its phylogenetic implications

Palaeontology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 641-652

  Blom, Henning ^a  

^a Department of Organismal Biology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaspid; Devonian; Phylogeny; Scotland; Stem gnathostome

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DEVONIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TETRAPOD;

ESTONIA; NORWAY; SAAREMAA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANASPIDIFORMES;

EID: 84860909915     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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