A contribution to the comparative osteology and phylogenetic systematics of fossil and living bony -tongue fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha)

Several recent morphological studies have addressed the interrelationships of Osteoglossomorpha, a group that sometimes is considered the sister group of all other living teleostean fishes. Many characters used in these studies were found to be poorly defined, to be coded incorrectly or illogically,...

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Main Author: Hilton, Eric James
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2002
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3056239