Postcranial skeleton of Eocene Leptictidae (Mammalia), and its implications for behavior and relationships

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-372

  Rose, Kenneth D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0033241906     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011147     Document Type: Article

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