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New discovery of rhyncholites and conchorhynchs (cephalopod jaw elements) from the Upper Cretaceous Mount Laurel Formation of Delaware

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Tajika, Amane, Landman, Neil H., Koyasu, Hiromichi, Broussard, Amy, Anderson, Lian, Ikuno, Kenji, Ikuno, Kenji (2023): New discovery of rhyncholites and conchorhynchs (cephalopod jaw elements) from the Upper Cretaceous Mount Laurel Formation of Delaware. American Museum Novitates 2023 (3998): 1-20, DOI: 10.1206/3998.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2023/issue-3998/3998.1/New-Discovery-of-Rhyncholites-and-Conchorhynchs-Cephalopod-Jaw-Elements-from/10.1206/3998.1.full

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