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Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci

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Zhu, You-An, Zhu, Min, Wang, Jun-Qing (2016): Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176 (4): 806-834, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12356, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12356

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