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Acanthodian fish trace fossils from the Early Devonian of Spitsbergen

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Wisshak, Max, Volohonsky, Eden, Blomeier, Dierk (2004): Acanthodian fish trace fossils from the Early Devonian of Spitsbergen. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49 (4): 629-634, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13523891

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