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Hettangian, Early Jurassic coleoids from West Somerset, SW England-filling a gap in the coleoid record of NW Europe

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Evans, David H., Klug, Christian, King, Andrew H., Page, Kevin N. (2024): Hettangian, Early Jurassic coleoids from West Somerset, SW England-filling a gap in the coleoid record of NW Europe. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 69 (3): 425-445, DOI: 10.4202/app.01172.2024, URL: https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01172.2024

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