The anatomy and phylogenetic position of Helichthys, a redfieldiiform fish from the Triassic of South Africa

Placeholder image

The anatomy and phylogenetic position of Helichthys, a redfieldiiform fish from the Triassic of South Africa

  • Volume / Part: 21 / 4
  • Publication Date: November 1978
  • Page(s): 881 - 891
  • Authored By: Peter Hutchinson

£1.00

The chondrostean redfieldiiform fish Helichthys, from the Triassic of Bekker's Kraal, South Africa, is redescribed. The genus is monospecific and five species are synonymized with the type-species H. browni. The possible phylogenetic position of the genus within the Redfieldiiformes is discussed.

Palaeontology - Volume 21 Part 4 Pages 881-891



Palaeontology - Volume 21 Part 4 Pages 881-891

Citations

HUTCHINSON, P. 1978. The anatomy and phylogenetic position of Helichthys, a redfieldiiform fish from the Triassic of South Africa. Palaeontology, 21, 4, 881–891.