A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian

ABSTRACT A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari from the Upper Devonian of East Greenland is provided, incorporating modifications consequent upon further study of the specimens and in the light of new information from the Upper Devonian genus Ventastega from Latvi...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences
Main Author: Clack, J. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
Subjects:
Paleontology
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Greenland
East Greenland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263593300000390
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0263593300000390 2024-03-03T08:44:00+00:00 A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian Clack, J. A. 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263593300000390 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0263593300000390 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences volume 93, issue 2, page 163-165 ISSN 0263-5933 1473-7116 Paleontology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) journal-article 2002 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0263593300000390 2024-02-08T08:41:39Z ABSTRACT A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari from the Upper Devonian of East Greenland is provided, incorporating modifications consequent upon further study of the specimens and in the light of new information from the Upper Devonian genus Ventastega from Latvia. The new reconstruction features a midline gap between the frontal and nasal bones and median rostrals. A revised profile for the skull and a rendition of the dermal ornament is also provided. Article in Journal/Newspaper East Greenland Greenland Cambridge University Press Greenland Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 93 2 163 165
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Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
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Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Clack, J. A.
A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian
topic_facet Paleontology
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description ABSTRACT A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari from the Upper Devonian of East Greenland is provided, incorporating modifications consequent upon further study of the specimens and in the light of new information from the Upper Devonian genus Ventastega from Latvia. The new reconstruction features a midline gap between the frontal and nasal bones and median rostrals. A revised profile for the skull and a rendition of the dermal ornament is also provided.
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title A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian
title_short A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian
title_full A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian
title_fullStr A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian
title_full_unstemmed A revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of Acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the Late Devonian
title_sort revised reconstruction of the dermal skull roof of acanthostega gunnari , an early tetrapod from the late devonian
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