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Article: The Upper Tremadocian (Ordovician) graptolite Bryograptus: taxonomy, biostratigraphy and biogeography

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 53
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2010
Page(s): 59 – 75
Author(s): <p>J&ouml;rg Maletz, Sven Egenhoff and Ricardo Alonso</p>
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MALETZ, J., EGENHOFF, S., ALONSO, R. 2010. The Upper Tremadocian (Ordovician) graptolite Bryograptus: taxonomy, biostratigraphy and biogeography. Palaeontology, 53, 1, 59–75.

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