Osteology of Eubiodectes libanicus (Pictet & Humbert, 1866) and some other ichthyodectiformes (Teleostei): Phylogenetic implications

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-177

  Cavin, Lionel ^a,b   Forey, Peter L ^b   Giersch, Samuel ^c  

^a MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cretaceous; Ichthyodectiforms; Jurassic; Palaeobiogeography; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CRETACEOUS; MORPHOLOGY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OSTEOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIMEN BANK; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

CLADOCYCLUS; HUMBERT; ICHTHYODECTIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84876238991     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2012.691559     Document Type: Article

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