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New insights on the anatomy and systematics of Kallokibotion Nopcsa, 1923, the enigmatic uppermost Cretaceous basal turtle (stem Testudines) from Transylvania

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Pérez-García, Adán, Codrea, Vlad (2018): New insights on the anatomy and systematics of Kallokibotion Nopcsa, 1923, the enigmatic uppermost Cretaceous basal turtle (stem Testudines) from Transylvania. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182 (2): 419-443, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx037, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/182/2/419/4101225

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