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Placodontia

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Because of their dense bone and heavy armour plating, these creatures would have been too heavy to float in the ocean and would have used a lot of energy to reach the water surface. For this reason, and because of the type of sediment found accompanying their
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De Miguel Chaves, Carlos; Ortega, Francisco & Pérez-García, Adán (2018). "A new placodont from the Upper Triassic of Spain provides new insights on the acquisition of the specialized skull of Henodontidae".
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as well, bearing a similar broad jaw shape, albeit it obtained plant matter through filter-feeding it from the substrates. The group was once believed to be restricted to the western
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Wang, Wei; Li, Chun & Wu, Xian-Chun (10 December 2018). "An adult specimen of Sinocyamodus xinpuensis (Sauropterygia: Placodontia) from Guanling, Guizhou, China".
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and so their teeth were flat and tough to crush shells. In the earliest periods, their size was probably enough to keep away the top sea predators of the time: the
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Schoch, Rainer R.; Sues, Hans-Dieter (24 June 2015). "A Middle Triassic stem-turtle and the evolution of the turtle body plan".
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Westphal, F. (1976). "The dermal armour of some Triassic placodont reptiles". In Bellairs, A. d’A. & Cox, C. B. (eds.).
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Mazin, J.-M. (1989). "La denture et la région palatine des Placodontia (Reptilia, Trias). Implications phylogénétiques".
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n. sp., nouvelle espèce de Cyamodontidae (Reptilia, Placodontia) du Muschelkalk supérieur allemand".
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The cladogram below follows the result found by Rainer Schoch and Hans-Dieter Sues in 2015.
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more than those of sea turtles. All these adaptations can be counted as perfect examples of
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Bardet, N. (1995). "Evolution et extinction des reptiles marins au cours du Mesozoique".
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of the modern day more than their ancestors without bony plates. Other placodonts, like
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was previously considered to be a basal superfamily of placodonts with the sole member
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The first specimen was discovered in 1830. They have been found throughout central
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Mazin, J.-M. & Pinna, G. (1993). "Palaeoecology of the armoured placodonts".
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Peyer, B. & Kuhn-Schnyder, E. (1955). "Placodontia". In Piveteau, J. (ed.).
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Nosotti, S. & Pinna, G. (1993b). "New data on placodont skull anatomy".
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Li Chun; Rieppel, Olivier; Cheng Long & Fraser, Nicholas C. (2016).
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n. g. n. sp., un nouveau placodonte du Trias moyen du Negev (Israel)".
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of today, but larger. In contrast to the marine iguana, which feeds on
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period, becoming extinct at the end of the period. They were part of
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diet, being extremely thick and large enough to crush thick shell.
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Mazin, 1986, reinterpreted as a temnospondyl, not a placodont".
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has teeth that are small and pointed instead of broad and flat.
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and the phylogeny of the Placodontia (Reptilia: Sauropterygia)"
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was not a placodont but possibly an unusual member of the
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
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"On the skull of 1670: 1636: 1620: 1376: 412:, which lived in the early to middle 1881: 1742: 2518: 24: 1955:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1930:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1917:Morphology and Biology of Reptiles 1888:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1874:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2000.tb02204.x 1382:"Fossils explained 48: Placodonts" 815:. However, it is now thought that 25: 4668: 4657:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope 2172: 2039: 1982: 574: 4519: 4512: 4504: 3630: 3612: 3606: 3600: 2978: 2960: 2954: 2948: 2500: 2495: 1406:10.1111/j.1365-2451.2004.00470.x 1363:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00019.x 1232: 1153: 1076: 1026: 958: 938: 908: 859: 853: 386: 155: 61: 1798:Rieppel, O. (1995). "The genus 535:in China overturned this view. 481:Their diet consisted of marine 1999:Oceans of Kansas Palaeontology 1975:10.1080/02724634.1991.10011419 1942:10.1080/02724634.1989.10011786 1908:10.1080/02724634.1987.10011648 1548: 1504: 1477: 1420: 1370: 1337: 13: 1: 1693:10.1016/s0016-6995(89)80069-5 1330: 826: 7: 10: 4673: 1632:(in German) (38): 365–382. 1605: 619:Superfamily Placodontoidea 360:, the group that includes 29: 4652:Carnian first appearances 4647:Late Triassic extinctions 4547: 4501: 4435: 4347: 4338: 4275: 4246: 4237: 4131: 4120: 4070: 4015: 3988: 3960: 3924: 3915: 3857: 3833: 3820: 3809: 3759: 3718: 3670: 3655: 3642: 3638: 3625: 3598: 3568: 3520: 3456: 3447: 3349: 3271: 3262: 3191: 3182: 3053: 3001: 2986: 2973: 2946: 2916: 2852: 2843: 2777: 2750: 2720: 2711: 2563: 2541: 2526: 2513: 2493: 2467: 2366: 2337: 2328: 2270: 2241: 2195: 2180: 2167: 2127: 2109: 2096: 2047: 2005:Mikko's Phylogeny Archive 1919:. London: Academic Press. 1844:10.1080/08912969709386564 1498:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly080 1344:Rieppel, Olivier (2002). 1227: 1207: 1200: 1175: 1168: 1143: 1136: 1116: 1109: 1068: 1048: 1041: 1018: 1011: 996: 953: 933: 926: 900: 893: 886: 879: 847: 840: 406:The earliest forms, like 258: 253: 152:Scientific classification 150: 137: 128: 41: 517:. Recent comparisons to 30:Not to be confused with 1851:Rieppel, O. C. (2000). 1791:Traite de Paleontologie 1715:Cyamodus kuhn-schnyderi 1514:Papers in Palaeontology 784:Additionally, the name 533:Sinocyamodus xinpuensis 531:, but the discovery of 1949:Zanon, R. T. (1991). " 1924:Zanon, R. T. (1989). " 1773:10.1098/rstl.1858.0009 1732:Paleontologia Lombarda 1702:Paleontologia Lombarda 1658:Cite journal requires 1637:Mazin, J.-M. (1986). " 1453:10.1126/sciadv.1501659 571: 559: 547: 523:suggest that it was a 403: 352:that lived during the 4614:Paleobiology Database 565: 553: 541: 424:, the placodonts ate 394: 1951:Negevodus ramonensis 1639:Negevodus ramonensis 468:convergent evolution 397:Macroplacus raeticus 1967:1991JVPal..11..515Z 1900:1987JVPal...7..138S 1836:1997HBio...12..211R 1685:1989Geobi..22..725M 1579:10.1038/nature14472 1571:2015Natur.523..584S 1526:2018PPal....4..567D 1445:2016SciA....2E1659C 1398:2004GeolT..20..153N 4207:Plesioelasmosaurus 3430:Stenorhynchosaurus 2419:Protenodontosaurus 2290:Largocephalosaurus 1989:The Triassic World 1824:Historical Biology 807:Helveticosauroidea 720:Protenodontosaurus 572: 560: 548: 404: 4629: 4628: 4541:Taxon identifiers 4532: 4531: 4528: 4527: 4499: 4498: 4495: 4494: 4491: 4490: 4487: 4486: 4483: 4482: 4116: 4115: 4112: 4111: 4108: 4107: 4104: 4103: 3805: 3804: 3801: 3800: 3621: 3620: 3596: 3595: 3592: 3591: 3588: 3587: 3443: 3442: 3439: 3438: 3402:Megacephalosaurus 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4027: 4026:Eopolycotylus 4023: 4022: 4020: 4018: 4017:Polycotylinae 4014: 4008: 4007: 4003: 4001: 4000: 3996: 3995: 3993: 3991: 3990:Occultonectia 3987: 3981: 3980: 3979:Palmulasaurus 3976: 3973: 3972: 3968: 3967: 3965: 3963: 3959: 3953: 3952: 3948: 3946: 3945: 3941: 3939: 3938: 3934: 3932: 3931: 3927: 3926: 3923: 3920: 3918: 3917:Polycotylidae 3914: 3908: 3907: 3903: 3900: 3899: 3895: 3892: 3891: 3890:Nichollssaura 3887: 3885: 3884: 3880: 3877: 3876: 3872: 3870: 3869: 3865: 3864: 3862: 3860: 3856: 3849: 3848: 3847:Nichollssaura 3844: 3841: 3840: 3836: 3835: 3832: 3829: 3827: 3823: 3819: 3816: 3813: 3808: 3794: 3793: 3792:Vinialesaurus 3789: 3786: 3785: 3781: 3779: 3778: 3774: 3772: 3771: 3770:Muraenosaurus 3767: 3766: 3764: 3762: 3758: 3752: 3751: 3747: 3745: 3744: 3740: 3738: 3737: 3736:Kimmerosaurus 3733: 3731: 3730: 3726: 3725: 3723: 3721: 3717: 3711: 3710: 3706: 3704: 3703: 3699: 3697: 3696: 3692: 3690: 3689: 3688:Colymbosaurus 3685: 3683: 3682: 3678: 3677: 3675: 3673: 3669: 3663: 3662: 3661:Opallionectes 3658: 3657: 3654: 3651: 3649: 3645: 3641: 3637: 3633: 3628: 3624: 3615: 3611: 3609: 3603: 3578: 3577: 3576: 3575: 3573: 3571: 3567: 3561: 3560: 3559:Seeleyosaurus 3556: 3554: 3553: 3549: 3547: 3546: 3542: 3540: 3539: 3535: 3533: 3532: 3528: 3527: 3525: 3523: 3519: 3513: 3512: 3508: 3506: 3505: 3501: 3499: 3498: 3494: 3492: 3491: 3487: 3485: 3484: 3480: 3478: 3477: 3473: 3471: 3470: 3466: 3464: 3463: 3459: 3458: 3455: 3452: 3450: 3446: 3432: 3431: 3427: 3425: 3424: 3423:Sachicasaurus 3420: 3418: 3417: 3416:Polyptychodon 3413: 3411: 3410: 3406: 3404: 3403: 3399: 3397: 3396: 3392: 3390: 3389: 3385: 3383: 3382: 3378: 3376: 3375: 3371: 3369: 3368: 3364: 3362: 3361: 3357: 3356: 3354: 3352: 3348: 3342: 3341: 3337: 3335: 3334: 3330: 3328: 3327: 3326: 3322: 3316: 3314: 3313: 3309: 3307: 3306: 3302: 3300: 3299: 3295: 3293: 3292: 3288: 3286: 3285: 3281: 3279: 3278: 3274: 3273: 3270: 3267: 3265: 3261: 3255: 3254: 3250: 3248: 3247: 3243: 3241: 3240: 3236: 3234: 3233: 3229: 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216: 213: 212:Sauropterygia 207: 204: 203: 200: 197: 194: 193: 190: 187: 184: 183: 180: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 163: 158: 153: 149: 146: 142: 141: 136: 132: 127: 120: 115: 110: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 59: 52: 51:Late Triassic 48: 40: 37: 33: 19: 4548: 4510: 4472: 4465: 4458: 4453:Aristonectes 4451: 4444: 4423: 4416: 4409: 4404:Morenosaurus 4402: 4395: 4388: 4380: 4374:Fresnosaurus 4372: 4367:Futabasaurus 4365: 4358: 4351: 4327: 4320: 4315:Nakonanectes 4313: 4305: 4300:Fluvionectes 4298: 4293:Elasmosaurus 4291: 4284: 4264: 4257: 4250: 4226: 4219: 4212: 4205: 4200:Orophosaurus 4198: 4191: 4184: 4177: 4172:Lagenanectes 4170: 4163: 4156: 4149: 4142: 4135: 4093: 4086: 4079: 4059: 4052: 4045: 4038: 4031: 4024: 4004: 3997: 3977: 3969: 3949: 3942: 3935: 3930:Edgarosaurus 3928: 3906:Vectocleidus 3904: 3898:Umoonasaurus 3896: 3888: 3883:Leptocleidus 3881: 3873: 3868:Brancasaurus 3866: 3845: 3837: 3826:Leptocleidia 3790: 3782: 3777:Picrocleidus 3775: 3768: 3748: 3741: 3734: 3729:Cryptoclidus 3727: 3709:Spitrasaurus 3707: 3700: 3693: 3686: 3681:Abyssosaurus 3679: 3659: 3632:Cryptoclidia 3605: 3570:Cryptoclidia 3557: 3550: 3545:Microcleidus 3543: 3536: 3529: 3509: 3504:Plesiosaurus 3502: 3497:Plesiopterys 3495: 3490:Plesiopharos 3488: 3481: 3474: 3469:Eretmosaurus 3467: 3460: 3428: 3421: 3414: 3407: 3400: 3393: 3386: 3379: 3372: 3365: 3360:Acostasaurus 3358: 3338: 3331: 3324: 3320: 3317: 3310: 3303: 3296: 3291:Liopleurodon 3289: 3282: 3275: 3251: 3244: 3237: 3232:Marmornectes 3230: 3223: 3216: 3209: 3204:Arminisaurus 3202: 3195: 3184:Pliosauridae 3170: 3163: 3158:Stratesaurus 3156: 3149: 3142: 3137:Meyerasaurus 3135: 3128: 3121: 3113: 3106: 3099: 3091: 3086:Avalonnectes 3084: 3079:Atychodracon 3077: 3070: 3064:Anningasaura 3062: 3041: 3034: 3027: 3019: 3012: 3007:Anningasaura 3005: 2993:Plesiosauria 2980:Plesiosauria 2953: 2918:Plesiosauria 2907:Yunguisaurus 2905: 2898: 2891: 2884: 2877: 2870: 2863: 2856: 2828: 2821: 2814: 2807: 2800: 2793: 2786: 2766: 2759: 2752:Simosauridae 2739: 2731: 2724: 2700: 2693: 2688:Qianxisaurus 2686: 2679: 2672: 2665: 2658: 2651: 2644: 2637: 2632:Honghesaurus 2630: 2622: 2615: 2608: 2601: 2595:Dawazisaurus 2593: 2586: 2579: 2572: 2554:Cymatosaurus 2552: 2545: 2454:Sinocyamodus 2452: 2447:Psephosaurus 2445: 2438: 2431: 2426:Psephochelys 2424: 2417: 2410: 2403: 2396: 2389: 2382: 2375: 2355: 2348: 2343:Paraplacodus 2341: 2329: 2316: 2309: 2302: 2295: 2288: 2280: 2259: 2251: 2229: 2221: 2213: 2206: 2199: 2081: 1958: 1954: 1950: 1933: 1929: 1926:Paraplacodus 1925: 1916: 1891: 1887: 1883: 1864: 1860: 1855:Paraplacodus 1854: 1827: 1823: 1807: 1803: 1799: 1790: 1763: 1759: 1753: 1749: 1735: 1731: 1722: 1718: 1714: 1705: 1701: 1676: 1672: 1651:cite journal 1642: 1638: 1629: 1625: 1613: 1562: 1556: 1550: 1517: 1513: 1506: 1489: 1485: 1479: 1436: 1432: 1422: 1389: 1385: 1372: 1356:(1): 33–63. 1353: 1349: 1339: 1228: 1212: 1208: 1182:Odontochelys 1180: 1176: 1148: 1144: 1123:Eunotosaurus 1121: 1117: 1073: 1069: 1053: 1049: 1019: 954: 934: 923:Lepidosauria 901: 848: 830: 816: 810: 806: 804: 799: 795: 789: 785: 783: 766: 760:Psephochelys 758: 750: 742: 734: 718: 710: 694: 686: 681:Henodontidae 675:Psephosaurus 674: 668:Sinocyamodus 666: 658:Superfamily 657: 646: 632:Paraplacodus 630: 618: 611: 602: 596: 588: 580: 566: 554: 542: 532: 518: 504: 503: 480: 472: 457: 447: 441: 434:ichthyosaurs 407: 405: 395: 373:North Africa 366: 331: 330: 307: 295:Henodontidae 280: 273: 264: 240: 218: 205:Superorder: 138: 36: 4579:Placodontia 4573:Wikispecies 4549:Placodontia 4467:Morturneria 4425:Zarafasaura 4353:Aphrosaurus 4322:Styxosaurus 4252:Cardiocorax 4214:Scanisaurus 4179:Leivanectes 4158:Goniosaurus 4088:Martinectes 4047:Scalamagnus 4040:Polycotylus 4006:Sulcusuchus 3875:Hastanectes 3839:Hastanectes 3702:Pantosaurus 3381:Kronosaurus 3312:Peloneustes 3277:Eardasaurus 3108:Eurycleidus 2900:Wangosaurus 2886:Pistosaurus 2816:Nothosaurus 2802:Lariosaurus 2761:Paludidraco 2574:Anarosaurus 2433:Psephoderma 2412:Placochelys 2405:Parahenodus 2398:Macroplacus 2384:Glyphoderma 2330:Placodontia 2215:Palatodonta 2086:Neodiapsida 1766:: 169–184. 1196:Testudinata 1150:Pappochelys 1074:Placodontia 800:Palatodonta 796:Palatodonta 791:Palatodonta 768:Psephoderma 744:Placochelys 736:Glyphoderma 696:Parahenodus 589:Superorder 568:Placochelys 556:Psephoderma 499:durophagous 487:brachiopods 459:Psephoderma 454:sea turtles 449:Placochelys 377:Middle East 362:plesiosaurs 241:Placodontia 4642:Placodonts 4636:Categories 4418:Vegasaurus 4390:Kawanectes 4259:Libonectes 4186:Mauisaurus 4095:Unktaheela 3937:Manemergus 3812:Xenopsaria 3784:Tricleidus 3750:Tatenectes 3695:Djupedalia 3579:see below↓ 3538:Lusonectes 3340:Simolestes 3333:Pliosaurus 3321:Pliosaurus 3218:Cryonectes 3130:Maresaurus 3123:Macroplata 3115:Lindwurmia 3029:Lindwurmia 3021:Bobosaurus 2927:see below↓ 2872:Chinchenia 2865:Bobosaurus 2768:Simosaurus 2624:Hanosaurus 2547:Corosaurus 2478:see below↓ 2231:Hanosaurus 2142:see below↓ 2117:Sauropsida 2102:Sauropsida 2075:Subclass: 2071:Sauropsida 1738:: 109–114. 1725:: 847–850. 1331:References 1307:Ankylopoda 1230:Testudines 805:The clade 438:nothosaurs 348:of marine 341:") are an 332:Placodonts 254:Subgroups 145:type genus 42:Placodonts 32:Placodermi 4474:Wunyelfia 4460:Kaiwhekea 4193:Ogmodirus 3531:Hydrorion 2581:Chusaurus 2282:Hemilopas 2057:Kingdom: 1782:111331431 1595:205243837 1542:133679210 1414:128475420 1378:Naish, D. 827:Phylogeny 525:herbivore 175:Kingdom: 169:Eukaryota 18:Placodont 4558:Wikidata 3951:Thililua 3395:Makhaira 3325:andrewsi 3197:Anguanax 2377:Cyamodus 2357:Placodus 2350:Pararcus 2077:Diapsida 2065:Chordata 2063:Phylum: 2059:Animalia 1800:Placodus 1754:Placodus 1746:(1858). 1708:: 83–91. 1626:Placodus 1587:26106865 1471:27386529 1380:(2004). 936:Squamata 712:Cyamodus 648:Placodus 613:Pararcus 583:Reptilia 544:Placodus 495:walruses 483:bivalves 426:molluscs 414:Triassic 409:Placodus 354:Triassic 350:reptiles 275:Pararcus 199:Reptilia 189:Chordata 185:Phylum: 179:Animalia 165:Domain: 140:Placodus 4593:4532583 4564:Q132828 3388:Luskhan 3374:Eiectus 2391:Henodus 2069:Class: 1994:Palaeos 1963:Bibcode 1936:: 47A. 1896:Bibcode 1832:Bibcode 1810:: 1–44. 1744:Owen, R 1681:Bibcode 1673:Geobios 1606:Sources 1567:Bibcode 1522:Bibcode 1462:4928886 1441:Bibcode 1394:Bibcode 1198:  994:  877:  727:Family 703:Family 688:Henodus 679:Family 639:Family 623:Family 506:Henodus 476:fossils 443:Henodus 343:extinct 234:Order: 195:Class: 1780:  1593:  1585:  1558:Nature 1540:  1469:  1459:  1412:  1194:  990:  873:  765:Genus 757:Genus 749:Genus 741:Genus 733:Genus 717:Genus 709:Genus 693:Genus 685:Genus 673:Genus 665:Genus 645:Genus 629:Genus 610:Genus 601:Genus 581:Class 529:Tethys 511:baleen 430:sharks 375:, the 369:Europe 336:tablet 248:, 1871 47:Middle 4619:36529 4606:11319 4601:IRMNG 4165:Jucha 2082:Clade 1820:(PDF) 1778:S2CID 1591:S2CID 1538:S2CID 1410:S2CID 491:teeth 422:algae 401:skull 381:China 346:order 339:teeth 219:Clade 2115:see 1664:help 1583:PMID 1467:PMID 446:and 436:and 379:and 246:Cope 64:PreꞒ 4588:EoL 1971:doi 1938:doi 1904:doi 1869:doi 1865:130 1840:doi 1768:doi 1764:148 1723:317 1689:doi 1643:302 1628:". 1575:doi 1563:523 1530:doi 1494:doi 1490:185 1457:PMC 1449:doi 1402:doi 1358:doi 1354:135 49:to 4638:: 4616:: 4603:: 4590:: 4575:: 4560:: 3323:" 2084:: 1969:. 1959:11 1957:. 1932:. 1902:. 1890:. 1863:. 1859:. 1838:. 1828:12 1826:. 1822:. 1808:31 1776:. 1762:. 1758:. 1721:. 1687:. 1677:22 1655:: 1653:}} 1649:{{ 1589:. 1581:. 1573:. 1561:. 1536:. 1528:. 1516:. 1488:. 1465:. 1455:. 1447:. 1435:. 1431:. 1408:. 1400:. 1390:20 1388:. 1384:. 1352:. 1348:. 1323:) 1319:(= 1309:) 1305:(= 823:. 485:, 383:. 371:, 334:(" 221:: 143:, 114:Pg 58:Ma 53:, 4428:? 4385:? 4377:? 4310:? 3974:? 3901:? 3893:? 3878:? 3850:? 3842:? 3787:? 3319:" 3175:? 3118:? 3096:? 3067:? 3046:? 3024:? 2736:? 2627:? 2598:? 2321:? 2285:? 2274:? 2256:? 2245:? 2234:? 2226:? 2218:? 2033:e 2026:t 2019:v 1977:. 1973:: 1965:: 1944:. 1940:: 1934:9 1910:. 1906:: 1898:: 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