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The first Jurassic coelacanth from Switzerland

  • 1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des MaraĆ®chers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

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Ferrante, Christophe, Menkveld-Gfeller, Ursula, Cavin, Lionel (2022): The first Jurassic coelacanth from Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (15) 141 (1): 1-20, DOI: 10.1186/s13358-022-00257-z, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13358-022-00257-z

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