Gomphodont cynodonts of the chañares formation: The analysis of an ontogenetic sequence

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 501-506

  Abdala, Fernando ^a,b   Giannini, Norberto P ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

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EID: 0034347719     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0501:GCOTCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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