New teleosts (Elopomorpha: Albuliformes) from the Lower Cretaceous (Late Albian) of the Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-94

  Bartholomai, Alan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albuliformes; Elopomorpha; Eromanga basin; Late albian; Lower cretaceous; Marathonichthys coyleorum; Stewartichthys leichhardti; Toolebuc formation

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; BODY SHAPE; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; TELEOST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; EROMANGA BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84892743296     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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