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Article: First selenosteid placoderms from the eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco; osteology, phylogeny and palaeogeographical implications

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 54
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2011
Page(s): 25 – 62
Author(s): Martin Rücklin
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RÃœCKLIN, M. 2011. First selenosteid placoderms from the eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco; osteology, phylogeny and palaeogeographical implications. Palaeontology, 54, 1, 25–62.

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