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Article: A new species of long-snouted lungfish from the Late Devonian of Australia, and its functional and biogeographical implications

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2012
Page(s): 51 – 71
Author(s): Alice M. Clement
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CLEMENT, A. M. 2012. A new species of long-snouted lungfish from the Late Devonian of Australia, and its functional and biogeographical implications. Palaeontology, 55, 1, 51–71.

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