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Article: The limited value of traditional morphometric features in stromatoporoid taxonomy

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 56
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2013
Page(s): 947 – 959
Author(s): Pawel Wolniewicz
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WOLNIEWICZ, P. 2013. The limited value of traditional morphometric features in stromatoporoid taxonomy. Palaeontology, 56, 5, 947–959.

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