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Article: Morphological disparity and developmental patterning: contribution of phacopid trilobites

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 56
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2013
Page(s): 1263 – 1271
Author(s): Catherine Crônier
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CRNIER, C. 2013. Morphological disparity and developmental patterning: contribution of phacopid trilobites. Palaeontology, 56, 6, 1263–1271.

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