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Article: Chondrichthyan-like scales from the Middle Ordovician of Australia

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 2
Publication Date: March 2012
Page(s): 243 – 247
Author(s): Ivan J. Sansom, Neil S. Davies, Michael I. Coates, Robert S. Nicoll and Alex Richie
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SANSOM, I. J., DAVIES, N. S., COATES, M. I., NICOLL, R. S., RICHIE, A. 2012. Chondrichthyan-like scales from the Middle Ordovician of Australia. Palaeontology, 55, 2, 243–247.

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