Rostrum size differences between Toarcian belemnite battlefields

Rita, Patrícia; De Baets, Kenneth; Schlott, Martina

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Rostrum size differences between Toarcian belemnite battlefields

Patrícia Rita, Kenneth De Baets, and Martina Schlott

Patrícia Rita

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patricia.rita@fau.de

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Geozentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Kenneth De Baets

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Geozentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Martina Schlott

Geozentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

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