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Research Article

The oldest ‘millipede’-plant association? Age, paleoenvironments and sources of the Silurian lake sediments at Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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Received 25 Mar 2024, Accepted 05 Jun 2024, Published online: 07 Jul 2024

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