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Research Article

A new cryptodire from the Eocene of the Na Duong Basin (northern Vietnam) sheds new light on Pan-Trionychidae from Southeast Asia

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Article: 2217505 | Received 21 Dec 2022, Accepted 21 May 2023, Published online: 22 Jun 2023

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