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Upper Oligocene (Chattian) brachiopod fauna from the Aquitaine Basin, southwestern France and its paleoenvironmental implications

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Bitner, Maria Aleksandra, Lozouet, Pierre, Cahuzac, Bruno (2013): Upper Oligocene (Chattian) brachiopod fauna from the Aquitaine Basin, southwestern France and its paleoenvironmental implications. Geodiversitas 35 (3): 579-606, DOI: 10.5252/g2013n3a418

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