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The Significance of the Devonian Tetrapods of Timan

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Brief information on the recently described Parmastega and newly discovered unpublished tetrapod material from the Devonian sequence of Timan is given. The significance of these discoveries is discussed.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are very grateful to Grzegorz Niedžwiedzki (Uppsala University, Sweden) for identifying the swimming trace specimen. PEA acknowledges the support of ERC Advanced Grant ERC-2020-ADG 101019613 “Tetrapod Origin”, and a Wallenberg Scholarship from the Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

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  2. Institute of Geology, FRC Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982, Syktyvkar, Russia

    P. A. Beznosov

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Ahlberg, P.E., Beznosov, P.A. The Significance of the Devonian Tetrapods of Timan. Paleontol. J. 56, 1029–1031 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030122090039

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