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Bones of pycnodontiform fishes (Actinopterygii: Pycnodontiformes) in coprolites from the Barremian fossil site of Las Hoyas (Cuenca, Spain)

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Article: e1667814 | Received 22 Jun 2019, Accepted 09 Sep 2019, Published online: 17 Oct 2019

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