Detail View: Fossil Fishes of Alabama: Brachycarcharias

Article Title: 
Brachycarcharias Version 1
Authors: 
Jun A. Ebersole, David J. Cicimurri, Gary L. Stringer, Stephen J. Jacquemin, & Charles N. Ciampaglio
Entry: 
Entry 8.011
Volume: 
Volume 4
Issue: 
Issue 12
Chapter: 
Chapter 4: Paleogene Fishes of Alabama
Version: 
Version 1
Class: 
Chondrichthyes
Order: 
Lamniformes
Family: 
Odontaspididae
Genus: 
Brachycarcharias
Era: 
Cenozoic
Period: 
Paleogene
Book DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/GGLE1724
Chapter DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/KJBA5631
Article DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/QQGJ1332
Citation: 
Ebersole, J.A., D.J. Cicimurri, G.L. Stringer, S.J. Jacquemin, & C.N. Ciampaglio. 2024. Paleogene Fishes of Alabama: Brachycarcharias version 1. In: J.A. Ebersole (ed.), Fossil Fishes of Alabama. McWane Science Center, Birmingham, Alabama 4(12):1–8. https://doi.org/10.69737/QQGJ1332
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