Eutherian tarsals from the early Paleocene of Bolivia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 655-663

  De Muizon, Christian ^a   Cifelli, Richard L ^b   Bergqvist, Lilian Paglarelli ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0032332054     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1998.10011092     Document Type: Article

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