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Article: A revision of the anatomy of the Early Devonian jawed vertebrate Ptomacanthus anglicus Miles

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 2
Publication Date: March 2012
Page(s): 355 – 367
Author(s): Martin D. Brazeau
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BRAZEAU, M. D. 2012. A revision of the anatomy of the Early Devonian jawed vertebrate Ptomacanthus anglicus Miles. Palaeontology, 55, 2, 355–367.

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