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Research Article

The oldest Gondwanan record of durophagous shark Strophodus Agassiz, 1838 (Hybodontiformes) from the Kachchh Basin, western India

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Received 18 Nov 2023, Accepted 25 Feb 2024, Published online: 19 Mar 2024

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