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Article: Sharks of the order Carcharhiniformes from the British Coniacian, Santonian and Campanian (Upper Cretaceous)

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 51
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2008
Page(s): 509 – 536
Author(s): Charlie J. Underwood and David J. Ward
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UNDERWOOD, C. J., WARD, D. J. 2008. Sharks of the order Carcharhiniformes from the British Coniacian, Santonian and Campanian (Upper Cretaceous). Palaeontology, 51, 3, 509–536.

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