<i>Taphrognathus carinatus</i> (Higgins &amp; Varker) (Conodonta, Vertebrata) from the Lower Carboniferous of Belgium, and international correlation using taphrognathids

Purnell, Mark A.; Von Bitter, Peter H.; Groessens, Eric

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Taphrognathus carinatus (Higgins & Varker) (Conodonta, Vertebrata) from the Lower Carboniferous of Belgium, and international correlation using taphrognathids

Mark A. Purnell, Peter H. Von Bitter, and Eric Groessens

Mark A. Purnell

Department of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK (e-mail: )

Peter H. Von Bitter

Department of Palaeobiology, Royal Ontario Museum and Department of Geology, University of Toronto, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2C6

Eric Groessens

Service Géologique de Belgique, Rue Jenner, 13, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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