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Article: The architecture of Ediacaran Fronds

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2012
Page(s): 1105 – 1124
Author(s): Martin D. Brasier, Jonathan B. Antcliffe and Alexander G. Liu
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BRASIER, M. D., ANTCLIFFE, J. B., LIU, A. G. 2012. The architecture of Ediacaran Fronds. Palaeontology, 55, 5, 1105–1124.

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