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Article: Taphonomy and affinity of an enigmatic Silurian vertebrate, Jamoytius kerwoodi White

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 53
Part: 6
Publication Date: November 2010
Page(s): 1393 – 1409
Author(s): Robert S. Sansom, Kim Freedman, Sarah E. Gabbott, Richard J. Aldridge and Mark A. Purnell
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SANSOM, R. S., FREEDMAN, K., GABBOTT, S. E., ALDRIDGE, R. J., PURNELL, M. A. 2010. Taphonomy and affinity of an enigmatic Silurian vertebrate, Jamoytius kerwoodi White. Palaeontology, 53, 6, 1393–1409.

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