Ct-scan reveals new cranial features in devonian chondrichthyan “cladodus” wildungensis

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 807-810

  Maisey, John G ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85010496927     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0807:CSRNCF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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