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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
Volume 21, 2009 - Issue 1-2
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Original Articles

Relict conifers from the mid-Pleistocene of Rhodes, Greece

Pages 1-15 | Received 15 Oct 2008, Accepted 11 May 2009, Published online: 15 Oct 2009

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