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Elewa, A.M., Dakrory, A.M. (2008). Patterns and causes of mass extinction at the K/Pg boundary: Planktonic foraminifera from the North African Plate. In: Mass Extinction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75916-4_12
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