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The origin(s) of extant amphibians: a review with emphasis on the "lepospondyl hypothesis"

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Marjanović, David, Laurin, Michel (2013): The origin(s) of extant amphibians: a review with emphasis on the "lepospondyl hypothesis". Geodiversitas 35 (1): 207-272, DOI: 10.5252/g2013n1a8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2013n1a8

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