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P869
Evolution of the Side-Necked Turtles: the Families Bothremydidae, Euraximididae, and Araripemydidae
Evolution of the Side-Necked Turtles: the Families Bothremydidae, Euraximididae, and Araripemydidae

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Jenynsia herbsti from the late Miocene of Catamarca, Argentina
Jenynsia herbsti from the late Miocene of Catamarca, Argentina

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An unusual shark assemblage from the Ladinian-Carnian interval of South China
An unusual shark assemblage from the Ladinian-Carnian interval of South China

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Diversification of crown group Araucaria: the role of Araucaria famii sp. nov. in the mid-Cretaceous (Campanian) radiation of Northern Hemisphere Araucariaceae
Diversification of crown group Araucaria: the role of Araucaria famii sp. nov. in the mid-Cretaceous (Campanian) radiation of Northern Hemisphere Araucariaceae

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Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (MAMMALIA: CHIROPTERA) Inferred by Morphological Data
Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (MAMMALIA: CHIROPTERA) Inferred by Morphological Data
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