The molecular record of Cryogenian sponges - a response to Antcliffe (2013)

Palaeontology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1131-1136

  Love, Gordon D ^a   Summons, Roger E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84945436056     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pala.12196     Document Type: Note

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