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Late Eocene siliceous sponge fauna of southern Australia: reconstruction based on loose spicules record

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Łukowiak, Magdalena (2015): Late Eocene siliceous sponge fauna of southern Australia: reconstruction based on loose spicules record. Zootaxa 3917 (1): 1-65, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3917.1.1

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