A skull of proargyrolagus, the oldest argyrolagid (late oligocene salla beds, bolivia), with brief comments concerning its paleobiology

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 717-724

  Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^a   Kay, Richard F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031325207     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10011019     Document Type: Article

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