Late Cretaceous bichirs from Madagascar provide the first documentation of Polypteriformes (Actinopterygii, Cladistia) in eastern Gondwana
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- 11 March 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Cretaceous Research
- Vol. 184
Abstract
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (327448)
- University of Alberta
- National Science Foundation (DEB-9224396)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-9418816)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-1664432)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-0446488)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-1528273)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-1123642)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-9706302)
- National Science Foundation (DBI-2242716)
- National Science Foundation (EAR-0106477)
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- National Geographic Society (6400-99)
- National Geographic Society (9057-12)
- National Geographic Society (7645-04)
- National Geographic Society (6940-00)
- National Geographic Society (8597-09)
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