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The extinct shark, Ptychodus (Elasmobranchii, Ptychodontidae) in the Upper Cretaceous of central-western Russia—The road to easternmost peri-Tethyan seas

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Article: e2162909 | Received 06 Jul 2022, Accepted 17 Nov 2022, Published online: 09 Feb 2023

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