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An investigation into the cladistic relationships and monophyly of therocephalian therapsids (Amniota: Synapsida)

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Huttenlocker, Adam (2009): An investigation into the cladistic relationships and monophyly of therocephalian therapsids (Amniota: Synapsida). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157 (4): 865-891, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00538.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00538.x

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