An investigation of the genus Mesacanthus (Chordata: Acanthodii) from the Orcadian Basin and Midland Valley areas of Northern and Central Scotland using traditional morphometrics

Mesacanthus is a common and speciose genus of acanthodian fish from Lower Old Red Sandstone and Middle Old Red Sandstone assemblages (representing the Lower Devonian and Middle Devonian respectively) and is well represented in many palaeoichthyology collections in the UK. Based upon descriptions giv...

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Main Author: Matthew G. Baron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1331.pdf