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InoStranCevia afriCana, the first diagnosable gorgonopsian (Therapsida, Synapsida) from the Metangula graben (Mozambique): new anatomical observations and biostratigraphic implications
- 1. Museu Nacional de Geologia,Av.24 de Julho,355 Maputo,Mozambique & Evolutionary Studies Institute, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand,Private Bag 3, Johannesburg WITS 2050, South Africa
- 2. Evolutionary Studies Institute, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand,Private Bag 3, Johannesburg WITS 2050, South Africa
- 3. Centro de Recursos e Ambiente & Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear,Instituto Superior Técnico,Universidade de Lisboa, Av.Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon,Portugal.
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Macungo, Zanildo, Benoit, Julien, Araújo, Ricardo (2025): InoStranCevia afriCana, the first diagnosable gorgonopsian (Therapsida, Synapsida) from the Metangula graben (Mozambique): new anatomical observations and biostratigraphic implications. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (12) 144 (1): 1-21, DOI: 10.1186/s13358-025-00348-7, URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00348-7
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