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Fish otolith record reveals possible tropical-subtropical fish community in temperate Japan during the exceptionally warm Last Interglacial period

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Pages 1007-1027 | Received 25 Jan 2023, Accepted 08 Apr 2023, Published online: 01 May 2023

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