Saving the stem group - A contradiction in terms?

Paleobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 553-558

  Donoghue, Philip C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27244446905     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031[0553:STSGCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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