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The sphenacodontid synapsid Neosaurus cynodus, and related material, from the Permo-Carboniferous of France

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Falconnet, Jocelyn (2015): The sphenacodontid synapsid Neosaurus cynodus, and related material, from the Permo-Carboniferous of France. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (1): 169-182, DOI: 10.4202/app.2012.0105, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4202/app.2012.0105

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