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Article: Ichnological insights into mitrate palaeobiology

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 52
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2009
Page(s): 127 – 138
Author(s): Imran A. Rahman, Richard P. S. Jefferies, Wouter H. Südkamp and Ru D. A. Smith
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RAHMAN, I. A., JEFFERIES, R. P. S., SÃœDKAMP, W. H., SMITH, R. D. A. 2009. Ichnological insights into mitrate palaeobiology. Palaeontology, 52, 1, 127–138.

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