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Article: Charnia at 50: developmental models for Ediacaran fronds

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 51
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2008
Page(s): 11 – 26
Author(s): Jonathan B. Antcliffe and Martin D. Brasier
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ANTCLIFFE, J. B., BRASIER, M. D. 2008. Charnia at 50: developmental models for Ediacaran fronds. Palaeontology, 51, 1, 11–26.

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