John Ralph Nursall

John Ralph Nursall, Canadian marine biologist, ichthyologist, & paleoichthyologist


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Publications edit

  • Nursall, J.R. 1996. The phylogeny of pycnodont fishes. Pp. 125-152 in Arratia, G. & Viohl, G. (eds.): Mesozoic Fishes – Systematics and Paleoecology. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München. Abstract Reference page
  • Nursall, J. R. & Capasso, L., 2004: Gebrayelichthys (novum), an extraordinary genus of neopterygian fishes from the Cenomanian of Lebanon. Pp. 317-340 (Abstract) in: Arratia, G. & Tintori, A. (eds.): Mesozoic Fishes 3 - Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München. Reference page
  • Nursall, J.R. 2010. The case for pycnodont fishes as the fossil sister-group of teleosts. Pp. 37-60 in: Nelson J.S., Schultze H.-P. & Wilson M.V.H. (eds): Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts. Verlag Dr. F. Pfeil, München. Reference page