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Article: The tommotiid Kelanella and associated fauna from the early Cambrian of southern Montagne Noire (France): implications for camenellan phylogeny

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 57
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2014
Page(s): 979 – 1002
Author(s): <p>Léa Devaere, Sébastien Clausen, Eric Monceret, Daniel Vizcaïno, Daniel Vachard and Marie C. Genge</p>
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DEVAERE, L., CLAUSEN, S., MONCERET, E., VIZCAÏNO, D., VACHARD, D. and GENGE, M.C. 2014. The tommotiid Kelanella and associated fauna from the early Cambrian of southern Montagne Noire (France): implications for camenellan phylogeny. Palaeontology, 57, 5, 979–1002. doi: 10.1111/pala.12098

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  • Issue published online: 12 SEP 2014
  • Article first published online: 24 FEB 2014
  • Manuscript Accepted: 23 DEC 2013
  • Manuscript Received: 20 SEP 2013

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