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The beginning of a success story: basalmost members of the extant ophiuroid clade from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden
- 1. Natural History Museum Luxembourg, Department of Palaeontology, 25, rue Münster, 2160 Luxembourg-city, Luxembourg.
- 2. Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
- 3. Dorfstrasse 10, 18546 Sassnitz, Germany.
- 4. Natural History Museum Luxembourg, Department of Palaeontology, 25, rue Münster, 2160 Luxembourg-city, Luxembourg. & Dinosaurierpark Teufelsschlucht, Ferschweilerstrasse 50, 54668 Ernzen, Germany.
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Thuy, Ben, Eriksson, Mats E., Kutscher, Manfred, Numberger-Thuy, Lea D. (2024): The beginning of a success story: basalmost members of the extant ophiuroid clade from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. European Journal of Taxonomy 947 (1): 216-247, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.947.2631, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2631/12105
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