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Article: Tithonia oxfordiana, a new irregular echinoid associated with Jurassic seep deposits in south-east France

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 54
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2011
Page(s): 735 – 752
Author(s): Christian Gaillard, Didier Néraudeau and Jacques Thierry
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GAILLARD, C., NÉRAUDEAU, D., THIERRY, J. 2011. Tithonia oxfordiana, a new irregular echinoid associated with Jurassic seep deposits in south-east France. Palaeontology, 54, 4, 735–752.

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