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 Package: phylobase
 Type: Package
 Title: Base Package for Phylogenetic Structures and Comparative Data
-Version: 0.8.2.902
+Version: 0.8.3
 Imports:
     ade4,
     ape (>= 3.0),
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+## CHANGES in phylobase VERSION 0.8.3
+
+*  CRAN maintenance release
 
 ## CHANGES in phylobase VERSION 0.8.2