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Article: Exceptionally well-preserved brittle stars from the Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) of the French Ardennes

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 54
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2011
Page(s): 215 – 233
Author(s): Ben Thuy
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THUY, B. 2011. Exceptionally well-preserved brittle stars from the Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) of the French Ardennes. Palaeontology, 54, 1, 215–233.

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