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Article: Morphological criteria for recognising homology in isolated skeletal elements: comparison of traditional and morphometric approaches in conodonts

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 52
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2009
Page(s): 1243 – 1256
Author(s): David Jones, Mark A. Purnell and Peter H. Von Bitter
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JONES, D., PURNELL, M. A., BITTER, P. H. 2009. Morphological criteria for recognising homology in isolated skeletal elements: comparison of traditional and morphometric approaches in conodonts. Palaeontology, 52, 6, 1243–1256.

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