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Precambrian-Cambrian boundary biotas and events

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Brasier, M. (1986). Precambrian-Cambrian boundary biotas and events. In: Walliser, O.H. (eds) Global Bio-Events. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010195

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