MICROSTRUCTURE OF POLYPTERID SCALES (OSTEICHTHYES: ACTINOPTERYGII: POLYPTERIDAE) FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS BAHARIYA FORMATION, BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT

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