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Article: A new genus of Devonian tetrapod from North-East Greenland, with new information on the lower jaw of Ichthyostega

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 1
Publication Date: January 2012
Page(s): 73 – 86
Author(s): Jennifer A. Clack, Per E. Ahlberg, Henning Blom and Sarah M. Finney
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CLACK, J. A., AHLBERG, P. E., BLOM, H., FINNEY, S. M. 2012. A new genus of Devonian tetrapod from North-East Greenland, with new information on the lower jaw of Ichthyostega. Palaeontology, 55, 1, 73–86.

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