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Article: Fossil amoebae (Hemiarcherellidae fam. nov.) from Albian (Cretaceous) amber of France

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2012
Page(s): 653 – 659
Author(s): Girard Vincent
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VINCENT, G. 2012. Fossil amoebae (Hemiarcherellidae fam. nov.) from Albian (Cretaceous) amber of France. Palaeontology, 55, 3, 653–659.

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