The origin of animals: Can molecular clocks and the fossil record be reconciled?
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The origin of animals: Can molecular clocks and the fossil record be reconciled?
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BIOESSAYS
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages e201600120
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Wiley
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2016-12-05
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10.1002/bies.201600120
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