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Article: Proterozoic phytoplankton and timing of Chlorophyte algae origins

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 54
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2011
Page(s): 721 – 733
Author(s): Malgorzata Moczydlowska, E. Landing, E. Zang and T. Palacios
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MOCZYDLOWSKA, M., LANDING, E., ZANG, E., PALACIOS, T. 2011. Proterozoic phytoplankton and timing of Chlorophyte algae origins. Palaeontology, 54, 4, 721–733.

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