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Elasmobranch assemblages from a bathyal environment spanning the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in Austria Cover

Elasmobranch assemblages from a bathyal environment spanning the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in Austria

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2024.0001 | Journal eISSN: 2072-7151 | Journal ISSN: 0251-7493
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