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Early diversification of ordovician graptolites in Jiangnan Slope, South China

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    Hongzhen Feng  (冯洪真), Lixia Li  (李丽霞) & Wenhui Wang  (王文卉)

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40972009).

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Feng, H., Li, L. & Wang, W. Early diversification of ordovician graptolites in Jiangnan Slope, South China. J. Earth Sci. 21 (Suppl 1), 29–32 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-010-0162-5

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