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A 100 million year old gecko with sophisticated adhesive toe pads, preserved in amber from Myanmar

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Arnold, Nicholas, Poinar, George (2008): A 100 million year old gecko with sophisticated adhesive toe pads, preserved in amber from Myanmar. Zootaxa 1847: 62-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274428

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/49149
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urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FFC1CE62F9032977527AFFD3D6405A7E
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http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFC1CE62F9032977527AFFD3D6405A7E

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.6235372 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F8B61AF903297452EDF91ED40E5B04 (URL)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.274429 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.274430 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.274431 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.274433 (DOI)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/6afc61f0-3d1b-40ea-bef5-8fda7cc368b4 (URL)

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