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The first plesiosaurian (Sauropterygia, Pliosauridae) remains described from the Jurassic of Poland

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Lomax, DR (2015): The first plesiosaurian (Sauropterygia, Pliosauridae) remains described from the Jurassic of Poland. Palaeontologia Electronica (London, England) 404 (10452): 1-9, DOI: 10.26879/522, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/522

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