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Histology of sculptured cranial dermal bones of the stem salamander Kokartus honorarius (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Middle Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan

Pavel P. SkutschasFaculty of Biology, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, Saint Petersburg199034, RussiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizaveta A. BoitsovaFaculty of Biology, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, Saint Petersburg199034, Russia
Pages 423-429 | Received 26 Jan 2016, Accepted 24 Mar 2016, Published online: 11 Apr 2016

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