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A new freshwater lonchidiid hybodontiform shark (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Triassic Momonoki Formation in Yamaguchi, Japan

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Article: e2322749 | Received 31 Aug 2023, Accepted 05 Feb 2024, Published online: 26 Mar 2024

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