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Comparative Taphonomy and Ecology of Fossil “Mother Lodes” - Extraordinary Fossil Biotas: Their Ecological and Evolutionary Significance. H. B. Whittington and S. Conway Morris, eds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 311; London. 1985. 191 pp. £40.00.

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Extraordinary Fossil Biotas: Their Ecological and Evolutionary Significance. H. B. Whittington and S. Conway Morris, eds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 311; London. 1985. 191 pp. £40.00.

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Carlton E. Brett
Carlton E. Brett*
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Department of Geological Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
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Paleobiology , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , Spring 1988 , pp. 214 - 220
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