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Research Articles

Pterostoma neehoffii (cf. Zamiaceae): a new species of extinct cycad from the middle Miocene of New Zealand and an overview of fossil New Zealand cycads

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Pages 30-47 | Received 11 Apr 2019, Accepted 07 Aug 2019, Published online: 26 Aug 2019

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