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Alleged cnidarian Sphenothallus in the Late Ordovician of Baltica, its mineral composition and microstructure

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Vinn, Olev, Kirsimäe, Kalle (2015): Alleged cnidarian Sphenothallus in the Late Ordovician of Baltica, its mineral composition and microstructure. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (4): 1001-1008, DOI: 10.4202/app.00049.2013, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.00049.2013

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