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Ordovician and Silurian sea–water chemistry, sea level, and climate: A synopsis

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Thelodont phylogeny revisited, with inclusion of key scale-based taxa

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Phylogeny, classification and character polarity of the Osteostraci (Vertebrata)

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The Devonian nekton revolution

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The braincase and jaws of a Devonian ‘acanthodian’ and modern gnathostome origins

(2009) Martin D. Brazeau   NATURE

Endemicity and palaeobiogeography of the Osteostraci and Galeaspida: a test of scenarios of gnathostome evolution

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Dinosaur diversity and the rock record

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The origin and early evolution of the Osteostraci (Vertebrata): A phylogeny for the Thyestiida

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The anatomy, affinity and phylogenetic significance ofIlemoraspis kirkinskayae(Osteostraci) from the Devonian of Siberia

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Are global Phanerozoic marine diversity curves truly global? A study of the relationship between regional rock records and global Phanerozoic marine diversity

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