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Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation

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Downs, Jason P., Daeschler, Edward B., Lo, Nathanael, Carey, Emily N., Shubin, Neil H. (2019): Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation. Geodiversitas 41 (19): 679-698, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19

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