A fork-tailed coelacanth, Rebellatrix divaricerca, gen. et sp. nov. (Actinistia, Rebellatricidae, fam. nov.), from the Lower Triassic of Western Canada

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 499-511

  Wendruff, Andrew J ^a,b   Wilson, Mark V H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COELACANTHIDAE; COELACANTHIMORPHA;

EID: 84861036812     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.657317     Document Type: Article

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