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Article: Exceptional preservation of a novel gill grade in large Cretaceous inoceramids: systematic and palaeobiological implications

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 57
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2014
Page(s): 37 – 54
Author(s): Robin I. Knight, Noel J. Morris, Jonathan A. Todd, Lauren E. Howard and Alexander D. Ball
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KNIGHT, R. I., MORRIS, N. J., TODD, J. A., HOWARD, L. E., BALL, A. D. 2014. Exceptional preservation of a novel gill grade in large Cretaceous inoceramids: systematic and palaeobiological implications. Palaeontology, 57, 1, 37–54, doi: 10.1111/pala.12046

Author Information

  • Robin I.  Knight - Chatham, Kent, UK (email: robink2407@aol.com)
  • Noel J. Morris - Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK (email: n.morris@nhm.ac.uk)
  • Jonathan A. Todd - Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK (email: j.todd@nhm.ac.uk)
  • Lauren E. Howard - Science Facilities Department, Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum, London, UK (email: l.howard@nhm.ac.uk)
  • Alexander D. Ball - Science Facilities Department, Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum, London, UK (email: a.ball@nhm.ac.uk)

Publication History

  • Issue published online: 6 JAN 2014
  • Article first published online: 13 MAY 2013
  • Manuscript Accepted: 24 MAR 2013
  • Manuscript Received: 24 OCT 2012

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