Detail View: Fossil Fishes of Alabama: Protanago

Article Title: 
Protanago Version 1
Authors: 
Jun A. Ebersole, David J. Cicimurri, Gary L. Stringer, Stephen J. Jacquemin, & Charles N. Ciampaglio
Entry: 
Entry 7.009
Volume: 
Volume 7
Issue: 
Issue 9
Chapter: 
Chapter 7: Fossil Otoliths of Alabama
Version: 
Version 1
Class: 
Osteichthyes
Order: 
Anguilliformes
Family: 
Congridae
Genus: 
Protanago
Era: 
Cenozoic
Period: 
Paleogene
Book DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/GGLE1724
Chapter DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/OGWS2985
Article DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/OCKM6006
Citation: 
Ebersole, J.A., D.J. Cicimurri, G.L. Stringer, S.J. Jacquemin, & C.N. Ciampaglio. 2024. Fossil Otoliths of Alabama: Protanago version 1. In: J.A. Ebersole (ed.), Fossil Fishes of Alabama. McWane Science Center, Birmingham, Alabama 7(9):1–4. https://doi.org/10.69737/OCKM6006
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