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Article: Molecular palaeobiology

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 50
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2007
Page(s): 775 – 809
Author(s): Kevin J. Peterson, Roger E. Summons and Philip C. J. Donoghue
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PETERSON, K. J., SUMMONS, R. E., DONOGHUE, P. C. J. 2007. Molecular palaeobiology. Palaeontology, 50, 4, 775–809.

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