A new species of chimaeriform (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) from the uppermost Cretaceous of the López de Bertodano Formation, Isla Marambio (Seymour Island), Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-106

  Otero, Rodrigo A ^a   Rubilar Rogers, David ^a   Yury Yañez, Roberto E ^b   Vargas, Alexander O ^b   Gutstein, Carolina S ^b   Mourgues, Francisco Amaro ^c   Robert, Emmanuel ^d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Callorhinchus torresi sp. nov.; cartilaginous fish

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; NEW ZEALAND; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

CALLORHINCHIDAE; CALLORHINCHUS; CHIMAERIFORMES; CHONDRICHTHYES; HOLOCEPHALI;

EID: 84873880243     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410201200079X     Document Type: Article

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