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Maisey, John G. (2007): The Braincase In Paleozoic Symmoriiform And Cladoselachian Sharks. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2007 (307): 1-122, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2007)307[1:TBIPSA]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0090%282007%29307%5B1%3ATBIPSA%5D2.0.CO%3B2
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