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Article: Galvechelone lopezmartinezae gen. et sp. nov., a new cryptodiran turtle in the Lower Cretaceous of Europe

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 5
Publication Date: September 2012
Page(s): 937 – 944
Author(s): <p>Ad&aacute;n P&eacute;rez-Garc&iacute;a and Xabier Murelaga</p>
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PÉREZ-GARC͍A, A., MURELAGA, X. 2012. Galvechelone lopezmartinezae gen. et sp. nov., a new cryptodiran turtle in the Lower Cretaceous of Europe. Palaeontology, 55, 5, 937–944.

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