The mongolian late cretaceous asiatherium, and the early phylogeny and paleobiogeography of metatheria

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 474-509

  Szalay, Frederick S ^a   Trofimov, Boris A ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0030305086     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011335     Document Type: Article

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