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Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans
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Sander, P. Martin, Griebeler, Eva Maria, Klein, Nicole, Juarbe, Jorge Velez, Wintrich, Tanja, Revell, Liam J., Schmitz, Lars (2021): Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans. Science (New York, N.Y.) 374 (6575): 1-15, DOI: 10.1126/science.abf5787, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abf5787
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