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Revision of Eocene electric rays (Torpediniformes, Batomorphii) from the Bolca Konservat-Lagerst atte, Italy, reveals the first fossil embryo in situ in marine batoids and provides new insights into the origin of trophic novelties in coral reef fishes

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Marram̀, Giuseppe, Claeso, Kerin M., Carneval, Giorgio, Kriwe, Jurgen (2018): Revision of Eocene electric rays (Torpediniformes, Batomorphii) from the Bolca Konservat-Lagerst atte, Italy, reveals the first fossil embryo in situ in marine batoids and provides new insights into the origin of trophic novelties in coral reef fishes. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16 (14): 1189-1219, DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2017.1371257, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2017.1371257

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