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Teoichthys brevipina, sp. nov., a new ophiopsid fish (Halecomorphi, Ionoscopiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous Tlayúa Formation, Central Mexico

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Pages 482-487 | Received 07 Apr 2012, Accepted 09 Sep 2012, Published online: 05 Mar 2013

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