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An exceptionally preserved Sphenodon-like sphenodontian reveals deep time conservation of the tuatara skeleton and ontogeny

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Simões, Tiago R., Kinney-Broderick, Grace, Pierce, Stephanie E. (2022): An exceptionally preserved Sphenodon-like sphenodontian reveals deep time conservation of the tuatara skeleton and ontogeny. Communications Biology 5 (1): 1-19, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03144-y, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03144-y

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