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Article: Desmograptus micronematodes, a Silurian dendroid graptolite, and its ultrastructure

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 52
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2009
Page(s): 541 – 559
Author(s): Kate M. Saunders, Denis E. B. Bates, Joanne Kluessendorf, David K. Loydell and Donald G. Mikulic
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SAUNDERS, K. M., BATES, D. E. B., KLUESSENDORF, J., LOYDELL, D. K., MIKULIC, D. G. 2009. Desmograptus micronematodes, a Silurian dendroid graptolite, and its ultrastructure. Palaeontology, 52, 3, 541–559.

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