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Cephalopods from the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary interval on the Brazos River, Texas, and extinction of the ammonites

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Witts, James D., Landman, Neil H., Garb, Matthew P., Irizarry, Kayla M., Larina, Ekaterina, Thibault, Nicolas, Razmjooei, Mohammad J., Yancey, Thomas E., Myers, Corinne E. (2021): Cephalopods from the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary interval on the Brazos River, Texas, and extinction of the ammonites. American Museum Novitates 2021 (3964): 1-52, DOI: 10.1206/3964.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2020/issue-3964/3964.1/Cephalopods-from-the-Cretaceous-Paleogene-K-Pg-Boundary-Interval-on/10.1206/3964.1.full

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