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Palaeobotany

Sphenobaiera insecta from the Upper Triassic of South Australia, with a clarification of the genus Sphenobaiera (fossil Ginkgophyta) and its delimitation from similar foliage genera

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Pages 442-453 | Received 20 Mar 2022, Accepted 07 May 2022, Published online: 30 May 2022

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